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Six hurt when jet hits turbulence over Pacific

May 21, 1998
Web posted at: 9:36 p.m. EDT (0136 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- A Continental Airlines jet with 285 people on board hit turbulence over the Pacific Ocean Thursday afternoon, injuring at least six people, three seriously, and forcing the Hawaii-bound flight to return to Los Angeles International Airport.

Paramedics met the plane and treated the injured on board, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said.

The DC-10, Continental Flight 75, was 150 miles off the California coast on its way to Honolulu when it hit "moderate to severe turbulence" at an altitude of 33,000 feet, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mitch Barker.

Arrangements were made for the remaining passengers to board another plane for the trip to Honolulu.

 
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