NEW YORK CITY
Turtle invasion shuts JFK Airport runway
July 09, 2009, 7:00 AM /
NEW YORK (AP)—A runway at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from nearby Jamaica Bay and crawled onto the tarmac.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said grounds crews rounded up the wayward reptiles in about 35 minutes and deposited them back in the water, farther from airport property.
The shutdown disrupted flight schedules, with delays of nearly 1z hour 1/3 .
Pilots reported the first turtle sightings at about 8:30 a. m.
The Port Authority identified them as Diamondback Terrapins. They are about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds.
Log into MyBuffalo to post a comment
What is MyBuffalo?
MyBuffalo is the new social network from Buffalo.com. Your MyBuffalo account lets you comment on and rate stories at buffalonews.com. You can also head over to mybuffalo.com to share your blog posts, stories, photos, and videos with the community. Join now or learn more.
MyBuffalo is the new social network from Buffalo.com. Your MyBuffalo account lets you comment on and rate stories at buffalonews.com. You can also head over to mybuffalo.com to share your blog posts, stories, photos, and videos with the community. Join now or learn more.
sort comments:
Showing comments to of ( pages total).
Reader comments