U.S. military officials are searching for a missing F-35 plane after a “mishap” caused its pilot to eject Sunday afternoon.
Joint Base Charleston said on Facebook that the plane was a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning. II belonging to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
The pilot ejected safely and was transported to a local medical center.
The base is working with Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to help locate the missing plane.
Emergency response teams have been deployed to find the plane.
“Based on the aircraft’s last known 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 the effort continues,” the base added.
The plane, a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belonging to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, went missing after a mishap caused its pilot to eject Sunday afternoon. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Anyone with information about the plane’s whereabouts is asked to contact the JB Charleston Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.
There is no additional information regarding 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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