Severe Turbulence Aboard an American Airlines Flight Sends Seven to the Hospital

This story originally appeared on Time.

Seven people were taken to the hospital after severe turbulence occurred on an American Airlines flight carrying 203 people from Miami, Fla., to Milan, Italy, on Sunday night, the airline said.

Ppl at stairs of plane now. #cbcnl pic.twitter.com/gdUQ1DGoqz

— Meghan McCabe (@McCabeMeg) January 25, 2016

American Airlines Flight 206 made an emergency landing at St. John's International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, after extreme turbulence injured several passengers, according to CNN. The flight was met by paramedics who evaluated those on board and transported three flight attendants and four passengers to the hospital, the airline said.

Passengers said the severe turbulence began about three to four hours after takeoff, and those injured were near the back of the plane, reports CBC News. A few on board described the frightening incident, with passenger Karen Case saying the plane dipped twice."It rolled on its side, everything went flying. It was pretty intense," she said. "I really thought that was it."

These 2 passengers were in business class, describing what happened. #cbcnl pic.twitter.com/HhGjmlTPFb

— Meghan McCabe (@McCabeMeg) January 25, 2016

Some have described it as worst turbulence ever experienced, plane lurched, some ppl w/o seat belts on bounced out of seats. #cbcnl

— Meghan McCabe (@McCabeMeg) January 25, 2016

The airline is working to get the passengers and crew to their destination.