(CNN) A civilian defense attorney aboard the military-chartered Boeing 737 that skidded into a Florida river said the landing "didn't feel right."

Cheryl Bormann spoke to CNN's Don Lemon as she waited with the rest of the passengers rescued following the incident.

Seven crew members and 136 passengers were on the plane flying from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into Naval Air Station Jacksonville. There were no fatalities, but the Jacksonville Fire Rescue said 21 people were taken to local hospitals.

Bormann described a scene of fear, confusion and people coming together to help one another.

The plane arrived four hours late in Guantanamo Bay, and those getting off warned them that the air-conditioning was broken, she said.

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