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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over North Charleston, S.C., on Sunday afternoon and the seek for his lacking plane was targeted on two lakes north of the town, army officers mentioned.
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The pilot ejected and parachuted safely right into a North Charleston neighbourhood at about 2 p.m. He was taken to a neighborhood hospital, the place he was in steady situation, mentioned Maj. Melanie Salinas. The pilot’s title has not been launched.
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Based mostly on the lacking aircraft’s location and trajectory, the seek for the F-35 Lightning II jet was targeted on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, mentioned Senior Grasp Sgt. Heather Stanton at Joint Base Charleston.
A South Carolina Regulation Enforcement Division helicopter joined the seek for the F-35 after some unhealthy climate cleared within the space, Stanton mentioned. Navy 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 mentioned.
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The pilot of a second F-35 returned safely to Joint Base Charleston, Salinas mentioned.
The planes and pilots had been with the Marine Fighter Assault Coaching Squadron 501 based mostly in Beaufort, S.C., not removed from South Carolina’s Atlantic coast.
