What happened
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Aircraft departed iah enroute to mfe, upon descent into mfe @280 knots and approx 1000 VSI, FL 200 aircraft entered a line of precipitation about 5-10 NM wide, aircraft entered into a cloud formation and encountered severe turbulence for about 15 seconds, this included up/down drafts and rolled about 30 degrees. Aircraft continued the descent to 10000 as cleared. ATC was notified of medical emergency. The seat belt sign was illuminated for the entire flight due to the possibility of severe turbulence. At 0216 aircraft landed safely. One flight attendant in the lavatory was injured with a bruised tailbone, taken to the hospital and released, one passenger who did not have his seat belt on hit his head on the overhead, taken to the hospital and releaseed, one passenger passed out and was given O2 on the scene and released, and one passenger substained serious injuries in the lavatory, breaking her neck, her hip and ribs, she has not been released from the hospital and requires surgery.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IAH ENROUTE TO MFE, UPON DESCENT INTO MFE @280 KNOTS AND APPROX 1000 VSI, FL 200 AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LINE OF PRECIPITATION ABOUT 5-10 NM WIDE, AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A CLOUD FORMATION AND ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THIS INCLUDED UP/DOWN DRAFTS AND ROLLED ABOUT 30 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE DESCENT TO 10000 AS CLEARED. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE TURBULENCE. AT 0216 AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE LAVATORY WAS INJURED WITH A BRUISED TAILBONE, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED, ONE PASSENGER WHO DID NOT HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON HIT HIS HEAD ON THE OVERHEAD, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASEED, ONE PASSENGER PASSED OUT AND WAS GIVEN O2 ON THE SCENE AND RELEASED, AND ONE PASSENGER SUBSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE LAVATORY, BREAKING HER NECK, HER HIP AND RIBS, SHE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND REQUIRES SURGERY.
NTSB investigation
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