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'Everyone Was Yelling': United Flight Suddenly Drops Near LAX, Injuring 4
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Key Points:
- A United Airlines flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles experienced severe turbulence during its descent, causing the plane to drop more than 3,500 feet in one minute and injuring four flight attendants, one of whom was hospitalized.
- Passengers reported a sudden, terrifying drop that lifted them from their seats and caused panic onboard, with some witnessing flight attendants bleeding from injuries.
- The turbulence was likely caused by wake turbulence, a phenomenon where an aircraft encounters powerful air currents generated by another plane, according to air traffic control audio.
- The Boeing 777, carrying 190 passengers and 10 crew members, landed safely at LAX about 20 minutes behind schedule, with no passengers injured.
- After landing, medical personnel treated the injured flight attendants on the tarmac, and the airline has not provided an update on the hospitalized attendant's condition.
