Plane Plunges Into Water Near Bali Airport

A plane with more than 100 people onboard has overshot a runway on the island of Bali and plunged into the sea.

Despite dramatic pictures showing the Lion Air jet with a broken fuselage, officials said everyone on board had survived.

The Boeing 737-800 plane came to rest in shallow water near the shoreline and bright yellow life jackets could be seen littering the nearby water and shore.

A passenger being attended to a hospital in Kedongan, near Denpasar

Bali police chief Arif Wahyunadi told local TV One that everyone had been evacuated and taken inside Denpasar airport.

An Indonesian official cited by the AFP news agency said around 130 passengers and crew were on board but other reports said it was more than 170.

At least seven passengers were taken to Sanglah hospital for treatment to head wounds and broken bones, according to hospital officials and paramedics.

Many passengers arrived with wet clothes and bruises.

The cause of the accident is still unclear and crash investigators are preparing to launch an inquiry.

Local residents at the fence of the airport near Denpasar

Mr Wahyunadi said the plane originated from Bandung, the capital of West Java province, and was landing in Bali.

The twin-engined aircraft was operated by local carrier Lion Air, whose operating base is at Bandung.

Access to the crash site was made difficult because of large concrete shore erosion protection blocks.

Some rescuers appeared to have paddled out to the stranded aircraft on surfboards.

Lion Air began operating in 2000 with just one aircraft in its fleet.

It quickly expanded operations to more than 36 locations in Indonesia.

Bali is a popular tourist destination in Indonesia

It also flies to foreign locations including Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam and used a fleet Boeing 737 aircraft.

Bali is a hugely popular holiday destination, welcoming millions of foreign tourists from around the world every year.

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