WELLINGTON – A passenger plane ditched in a lagoon on Friday afterovershooting the runway on a remote Micronesian island, local mediareported.-
The Air Niugini plane was attempting to land at Weno airport and ended upin Chuuk lagoon, Pacific Daily News reported, citing airport official JimmyEmilio.
Emilio said all 36 passengers and 11 crew were safe and no serious injurieswere reported, although they were taken to hospital for check-ups.
He said the cause of the crash was unclear.
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“Somebody has to look into that and let us now,” he told the news website.“So far, we don’t know why they went down.” – APP
