What happened
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(-23) Aircraft encountered severe turbulence enroute from den to dfw at FL240-250. Two ea. Flight attendants sustained injuries. One of the attendants was thrown to the ceiling. privacy data omitted Suffered a bruised tailbone. privacy data omitted Suffered a broken foot with fractures of the 3rd and 4th metatarsals. Aircraft completed an air return to den. Flight dispatch release was obtained from frontier airlines. Weather briefing did not indicate any SIGMET in the area of Pueblo, CO.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ENROUTE FROM DEN TO DFW AT FL240-250. TWO EA. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS WAS THROWN TO THE CEILING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ SUFFERED A BRUISED TAILBONE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ SUFFERED A BROKEN FOOT WITH FRACTURES OF THE 3RD AND 4TH METATARSALS. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED AN AIR RETURN TO DEN. FLIGHT DISPATCH RELEASE WAS OBTAINED FROM FRONTIER AIRLINES. WEATHER BRIEFING DID NOT INDICATE ANY SIGMET IN THE AREA OF PUEBLO, CO.
NTSB investigation
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