American Airlines Passenger Fractures Leg After Severe Turbulence Jolts Boeing 777-200ER

An American Airlines passenger sustained a serious injury during a flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Miami on Saturday. Severe turbulence forced the flight to return nearly two hours into the flight after the traveler’s leg was reportedly fractured from the episode.

Others were also injured, which prompted medical evaluations once back on the ground. The incident occurred just days after two flight attendants were injured from moderate turbulence on an American flight from Tokyo to…