US military officials are searching for a missing F-35 jet after an “accident” ejected its pilot on Sunday evening.
Joint Base Charleston said on Facebook that the plane was a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belongs to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
The pilot ejected safely and was taken to a local medical center.
The base is working with Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to help locate the missing aircraft.
An emergency response team was deployed to search for the jet.
“Based on the jet’s final position and in coordination with the FAA, we are focusing our attention north of JB Charleston, around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion,” Joint Base Charleston said in a statement on Facebook.
“The public is asked to cooperate with military and civilian authorities as efforts continue,” the base added.
The plane, a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belonging to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, is missing after a crash ejected its pilot on Sunday evening.NurPhoto via Getty Images
Anyone with information about the jet’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Charleston JB Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.
There is no additional information about the incident at this time.
Authorities are actively investigating the situation.
Fox News Digital reached out to Joint Base Charleston for more details, but none were available.
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