Small jet makes emergency landing in the Everglades in Broward
A small jet with two people on board made an emergency landing Wednesday night in the Everglades near Sawgrass Recreation Park, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue.
The jet landed on a levee in the park, which is east of U.S. 27 and north of Interstate 75. Mike Jachles, a spokesman for fire rescue said in a tweet that an airboat was used to reach the plane's occupants.
.@browardsheriff #FireRescue Add'l: plane landed on levee/all occ's out/area inaccessible/ #BSFR Airboat 106 en route to reach scene TAC-1
— Mike Jachles (@BSO_Mike) March 16, 2016
No one was injured, he said.
It was not clear Wednesday night what caused the jet to land in the Everglades.
Carli Teproff: 305-376-3587, @CTeproff
This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 9:41 PM with the headline "Small jet makes emergency landing in the Everglades in Broward."