'Miracle' nobody died in Virginia jet crash

Navy: 'Miracle' nobody died in Virginia jet crash
By the CNN Wire Staff
Sat April 7, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: All are accounted for after the fighter jet crashes into apartments
NEW: A special victims fund is available, the Navy says
NEW: At least seven people, including the two pilots, were injured
NEW: All have been released from the hospital and the crash is under investigation
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Virginia Beach, Virginia

(CNN) -- A U.S. Navy admiral said Saturday that the fiery crash of a fighter jet into apartment buildings in the military community of Virginia Beach matches his definition of a miracle.

No one was killed and everyone was accounted for one day after the accident.

"I don't speak for anybody's religious beliefs, but the mayor and I both agreed that if you want to define a miracle, what happened here yesterday meets that definition for me," Adm. John Harvey, the four-star head of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, told reporters.

He said the Navy is investigating the crash, but noted it will take weeks to determine exactly what happened.

"We will not rush to judgment. We will get everything down. We will examine it carefully," he said. "We'll fix whatever went wrong."

A special victims fund is available to assist those whose homes or possessions were damaged or destroyed. More than two dozen people spent the night at a temporary shelter.


At least seven people, including two pilots who ejected safely, were injured in the crash. All were released from the hospital as of Saturday, said Harvey, and are in "good shape."
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