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24 injured when JetBlue flight from Boston to Sacramento hits turbulence

By WFXT - Boston
Aug 12, 2016

A flight bound for Sacramento from Boston was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday after hitting a bad stretch of turbulence.

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The flight touched down in South Dakota around 7:30 p.m. local time.

According to KELO, 24 people, including two crew members, went to a local hospital for evaluation.

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