Navy officials have confirmed that a sonar buoy fell from a P-3 Orion plane during a training flight and crashed through the roof of a Florida home. Marwan Saman of Mandarin said the 3-foot-long cylinder crashed through his roof at about 9:15 a.m. Friday and landed next to the bed his daughter had been sleeping in only 30 minutes earlier. Navy officials said the Patrol Squadron 45 plane had just departed Jacksonville Naval Air Station for a routine training exercise when the buoy fell from an altitude of 500 to 600 feet. A Mayport Naval Station demolition team disposed of the item. Officials said the device carried an explosive charge meant to activate when it hits the water, but it did not detonate when it struck the home. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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