NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over North Charleston on Sunday afternoon and the seek for his lacking plane was centered on two lakes north of North Charleston, army officers stated.
The pilot ejected and parachuted safely right into a North Charleston neighborhood at about 2 p.m. He was taken to a neighborhood hospital, the place he was in secure situation, stated Maj. Melanie Salinas.
The pilot’s identify has not been launched.
Primarily based on the lacking aircraft’s location and trajectory, the seek for the F-35 Lightning II jet was centered on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, stated Senior Grasp Sgt. Heather Stanton at Joint Base Charleston. Each lakes are north of North Charleston.
A South Carolina Regulation Enforcement Division helicopter joined the seek for the F-35 after some dangerous climate cleared within the space, Stanton stated.
Army officers appealed in on-line posts Sunday for any assist from the general public in finding the plane.
Officers are nonetheless investigating why the pilot ejected, authorities stated.
The pilot of a second F-35 returned safely to Joint Base Charleston, Salinas stated.
The planes and pilots have been with the Marine Fighter Assault Coaching Squadron 501 primarily based in Beaufort, not removed from South Carolina’s Atlantic coast.
