TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – It was a hectic scene on Sunday in Lake Worth when a military jet training trip went very wrong.
(credit: Sara Waeltz)
Two pilots were ejected from a jet before it crashed in a backyard near Tejas Trail. The area is residential, causing damage to three homes, and injuries to three community members. The residents of the three homes were evacuated and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
CBS 11 spoke with witnesses from Lake Worth who said they first thought they were under attack. “I was driving down the road right here, and a jet flew over and a cockpit piece flew and hit my car,”said witness Christ Kurland. Another described the moment he saw the plane coming down, and his immediate reactions. “I kept asking [the pilot] if he was ok… he kept saying ‘no,’ that was his answer to everything. He was just in shock,” said witness Anthony Brown after discovering one of the ejected pilots.
Bystanders help one of the injured pilots that crashed in Lake Worth. (credit: Kim Brauer Watson)
One pilot was found in a wooded area with non-life threatening injuries, and was taken to Harris Methodist Hospital. The other was caught in power lines and electrocuted. Sunday night, he was said to be badly burnt and in critical condition at Parkland Hospital.
“I would imagine that for a pilot, this is the day that you dread. That you hope never comes, and so for them and their families who have experienced that worst day, we just want them to know that our thoughts and prayers are with them,” said JT Manoushagin, Lake Worth’s Police Chief.
The community has had an Air force base open since 1942. Since then, the Lake Worth Police Department speculates there have been thousands, if not millions of flights over the city.
They say they’ve never had any mishap, until today, and that they’re grateful everyone is alive.
“This incident could have been much worse, knowing that this plane went down in a residential area here in Lake Worth,” said Ryan Arthur, Chief of the Lake Worth Fire Department.
As of Sunday, the cause of the crash is still unknown.
from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://ift.tt/3nRZ7fs
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