Missing: one F-35 fighter jet.
The U.S. military is looking for an F-35 that kept flying after its pilot ejected over South Carolina on Sunday.
The pilot ejected and parachuted safely into a North Charleston, South Carolina, neighborhood at about 2 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was in stable condition, Maj. Melanie Salinas said. The pilot’s name has not been released.
According to posts on Joint Base Charleston’s account on X, formerly Twitter, the pilot ejected safely during the mishap and the search is currently focused on the area around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, northwest of Charleston, South Carolina.
“If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600,” one of the posts said.
The F-35B Lighting II jet was flying for the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 when the incident occurred.
Capt. Joe Leitner, deputy director of communication strategy and operations for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing said in a statement that the Department of the Navy is investigating the incident.
If you’re hiking outside Charleston and see a fighter jet, be sure to report it.
Contributing: Vanessa Arredondo
Zach Wichter is a travel reporter for USA TODAY based in New York. You can reach him at zwichter@usatoday.com
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