What happened
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(-23) While in cruise flight at FL 350 in the vicinity of alamosa, CO. The flight crew received reports from ATC of light to moderate chop in their flight path. The seat belt sign was illuminated and a pa announcement was made for passengers to return to their seats, remain seated with seat belts fastened, and for the flight attendants to secure the cabin. After the cabin was secured and before 2 flight attendants could be seated, the flight encountered some light turbulence, followed by several seconds of severe turbulence. The two flight attendants were lifted into the air and were injured when they fell on armrests. One flight attendant sustained several cracked or broken ribs and was taken to the hospital in Las Vegas for treatment.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 350 IN THE VICINITY OF ALAMOSA, CO. THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED REPORTS FROM ATC OF LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP IN THEIR FLIGHT PATH. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AND A PA ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE FOR PASSENGERS TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS, REMAIN SEATED WITH SEAT BELTS FASTENED, AND FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO SECURE THE CABIN. AFTER THE CABIN WAS SECURED AND BEFORE 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COULD BE SEATED, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SOME LIGHT TURBULENCE, FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL SECONDS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND WERE INJURED WHEN THEY FELL ON ARMRESTS. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SEVERAL CRACKED OR BROKEN RIBS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN LAS VEGAS FOR TREATMENT.
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