Michigan women made emergency landing after plane home from NCAA tournament lost pressure
The Michigan women's basketball team had a harrowing trip home from the NCAA tournament.
The Wolverines lost an overtime thriller to Baylor in the Sweet 16 Saturday. On their flight home from San Antonio, they had to make an emergency landing after the cabin of their plane lost pressure.
Assistant coach Toyelle Wilson documented the experience on Twitter after the plane made the unexpected stop in Evansville, Illinois. She wrote that the cabin lost pressure and oxygen masks dropped when the plane flew into a storm.
Just went through the worst flying experience. We are flying back to MI & hit a storm- lost pressurization- the oxygen masks dropped from the compartments. Told bc we dropped at a certain feet & had to use them. We have just emergency landed in Evansville, IN. Please 🙏🏾 for us.
— Toyelle Wilson (@CoachTMWilson) March 28, 2021
Everyone's fine
No need to worry. Everyone was OK when the plane touched down.
Just want everyone to know, we are on the ground SAFE. Waiting for the next steps. @umichwbball 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/7XSvm0ZSue
— Toyelle Wilson (@CoachTMWilson) March 28, 2021
The Michigan Daily reports that there were a few bloody noses, but that nobody suffered injuries otherwise. They eventually made it home in the wee hours of the morning with Wilson reporting a much smoother final leg home.
Whew, Round 2 to A2 was much better. 😅 https://t.co/NqrhrulQ7N
— Toyelle Wilson (@CoachTMWilson) March 28, 2021
It's not clear if they found a new plane or flew home in the same plane that lost pressure. Here's hoping for the sake of everyone's nerves that they found a new ride.
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