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All survive after jet lands in sea off Bali Indonesia | All survive after jet lands in sea off Bali Indonesia |
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An airliner has ended up in the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali after missing Denpasar airport runway, but all those on board survived. | An airliner has ended up in the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali after missing Denpasar airport runway, but all those on board survived. |
Hospitals treated 22 people after the crash, which involved an Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 101 passengers and seven crew. | Hospitals treated 22 people after the crash, which involved an Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 101 passengers and seven crew. |
Photos posted on Twitter showed the jet with its fuselage cracked, sitting in water near rocks, with dinghies nearby. | Photos posted on Twitter showed the jet with its fuselage cracked, sitting in water near rocks, with dinghies nearby. |
The Boeing 737 was on a domestic flight from Bandung in West Java. | The Boeing 737 was on a domestic flight from Bandung in West Java. |
It missed the runway and landed in the ocean nearby. | |
Terrified passengers made their way ashore through the shallow water in life jackets as police in rubber dinghies rowed out to rescue them. | Terrified passengers made their way ashore through the shallow water in life jackets as police in rubber dinghies rowed out to rescue them. |
A transport ministry official told BBC News it was too early to talk about what had caused the plane - a new Boeing 737-800 - to crash. | A transport ministry official told BBC News it was too early to talk about what had caused the plane - a new Boeing 737-800 - to crash. |
At least one foreigner was aboard the plane - a Frenchman, according to AFP news agency. | At least one foreigner was aboard the plane - a Frenchman, according to AFP news agency. |
'Everybody screamed' | 'Everybody screamed' |
Light rain was falling at the time of the crash, which occurred at around 15:00 (07:00 GMT). | Light rain was falling at the time of the crash, which occurred at around 15:00 (07:00 GMT). |
Most of those hurt had head wounds and broken bones with one report of a passenger suffering a life-threatening brain haemorrhage. | Most of those hurt had head wounds and broken bones with one report of a passenger suffering a life-threatening brain haemorrhage. |
"The plane plunged into the sea at high speed," passenger Ignatius Juan Sinduk, 45, told AFP from his hospital bed in Denpasar, where he was being treated for a chest injury. | "The plane plunged into the sea at high speed," passenger Ignatius Juan Sinduk, 45, told AFP from his hospital bed in Denpasar, where he was being treated for a chest injury. |
"Everybody screamed and water suddenly surged into the plane. Passengers panicked and scrambled for life jackets. Some passengers fell, some ran into others, it was chaos. | "Everybody screamed and water suddenly surged into the plane. Passengers panicked and scrambled for life jackets. Some passengers fell, some ran into others, it was chaos. |
"I managed to grab [a lifejacket] and slowly swam out of the plane and to the shore." | "I managed to grab [a lifejacket] and slowly swam out of the plane and to the shore." |
Dewi, a passenger who sustained head wounds in the crash, told AP news agency he had watched the plane descending towards the sea. | Dewi, a passenger who sustained head wounds in the crash, told AP news agency he had watched the plane descending towards the sea. |
"All of the passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown," he recalled. | "All of the passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown," he recalled. |
"I left behind my belongings and went to an emergency door. I got out of the plane and swam before rescuers jumped in to help me." | "I left behind my belongings and went to an emergency door. I got out of the plane and swam before rescuers jumped in to help me." |
The discount airline Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest commercial carrier, has been expanding rapidly in recent years. | The discount airline Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest commercial carrier, has been expanding rapidly in recent years. |
Bali is one of Indonesia's top holiday destinations, popular with foreign tourists. | Bali is one of Indonesia's top holiday destinations, popular with foreign tourists. |