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Jacksonville,FL — While all 143 human passengers survived Friday night’s hard landing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, three animals perished.
NAS JAX reports one dog and two cats belonging to a military family have been recovered from the aircraft.
“Those who were involved in this sad tasking performing the recovery in the most dignified way possible with the base veterinarian on site to ensure all protocols were followed. The animals will be cremated through a local company”, according to a statement from NAS JAX.
One animal that traveled in the cabin was safely removed by its owner following Friday’s landing.
Update on the pets aboard the aircraft: A dog and two cats belonging to a military family have been recovered from the aircraft. Those who were involved in this sad tasking performed the recovery in the most... https://t.co/vNAPewtbj2
— NAS Jacksonville (@NASJax_) May 6, 2019
NEW: The NTSB says pilots of the plane that slid in to the St. Johns River initially planned to use a different runway, and the one they changed to was effectively shortened by barriers that had been set up https://t.co/BqWY1xdGtY @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/pKy9NWIt8X
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) May 5, 2019
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