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Turbulence Injures UA Passengers, Crew



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Contact photographer Paul Spijkers
What: United Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Tampa to Houston
Where: Louisiana
When: April 4, 2012
Who: 146 passengers and six crew, seven injuries
Why: From seven to twelve people aboard United Airlines flight were injured when the plane ran into severe turbulence flying over Lake Charles Louisiana and the same cell that caused the tornadoes sweeping through Texas.

(The number of injured reported varies. Earlier reports indicated seven injuries, three going to the hospital.) Pilots declared emergency in order to have a priority landing in Houston. From three to twelve people were hospitalized on arrival at 8:00 a.m.

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