North Charleston, S.C. — A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet after a “mishap” over North Charleston Sunday afternoon and the search for his lacking plane was targeted on two lakes, army officers mentioned.

Military officers appealed in on-line posts Sunday for any assist from the general public in finding the plane, together with oneon X, previously generally known as Twitter:

The pilot ejected and parachuted safely right into a North Charleston neighborhood at about 2 p.m. He was taken to an area hospital and was in secure situation, mentioned Maj. Melanie Salinas. His title hasn’t been launched.

Based on the lacking airplane’s location and trajectory, the search for the F-35 Lightning II jet was targeted on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, mentioned Senior Master Sgt. Heather Stanton at Joint Base Charleston. Both lakes are north of North Charleston.

A South Carolina Law Enforcement Division helicopter joined the search for the F-35 after some unhealthy climate cleared within the space, Stanton mentioned.

Officials are nonetheless investigating why the pilot ejected, authorities mentioned.

The pilot of a second F-35 returned safely to Joint Base Charleston, Salinas mentioned.

The planes and pilots have been with the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 based mostly in Beaufort, not removed from South Carolina’s Atlantic coast.

F-35s, constructed by Lockheed Martin, value round $80 million every, in accordance to Agence France-Presse.