MILITARY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING F-35 FIGHTER JET AFTER THEY SAY A “MISHAP” OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON SUNDAY CAUSED A MARINE CORPS PILOT TO EJECT FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT CRASHED.
OFFICIALS SAY THE JET’S TRANSPONDER WAS NOT WORKING AND ITS LOCATION REMAINS A MYSTERY.
THE F-35 WAS BEING USED AS PART OF A MARINE TRAINING EXERCISE.
BASED ON THE AIRCRAFT’S LAST KNOWN LOCATION —
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE JET CRASHED INTO NEARBY WATER —
AS HELICOPTER CREWS ARE SEARCHING TWO LAKES NEAR “JOINT BASE CHARLESTON” IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THAT’S WHERE THE JET WAS SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE MISHAP TOOK PLACE.
AUTHORITIES DIDN’T SAY WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT —
THE PILOT IS SAID TO BE OKAY.