Gabriel Iglesias, a comedian and actor, said on social media on Friday that a private jet carrying him skidded off a runway in a small hamlet in western North Carolina.
The airplane in Andrews, North Carolina, struggled to stop for a “undetermined reason” and skidded roughly 600 feet off the end of the runway, according to a Facebook post from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
“Emergency landing!!! Our private jet skid off the runway and wound up in a field in Andrew’s, N. Carolina,” the comedian, also known as “Fluffy,” said in a tweet. “Everyone is ok but shaken up. Happy to be alive. I love u all,” he continued.
Emergency landing!!! Our private jet skid off the runway and wound up in a field in Andrew’s, N. Carolina. Everyone is ok but shaken up. Happy to be alive. I love u all 🤗 pic.twitter.com/KWNOyx7dXg
— G a b r i e l – I g l e s i a s (@fluffyguy) June 30, 2023
The sheriff’s office stated that the incident at Western Carolina Regional Airport was reported to emergency personnel at 1 p.m. ET on Friday and added that the area had experienced “heavy rain” that morning.
According to his website, the comedian was supposed to perform at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel & Casino Resort on Friday night.
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