Marine parachuted into a backyard and told emergency services he was OK but not sure where his jet was.

The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed.

In audio from the call, obtained by the BBC, the pilot told a dispatcher that he was “not sure” where his $100m (£80m) plane was.

A local resident can also be heard calmly explaining that the pilot had landed in his backyard.

Debris from the jet was discovered on Monday, a day after it went missing.

In the four-minute call to the 911 emergency number, the resident of a North Charleston home can be heard telling a confused dispatcher that “we got a pilot in the house”.

“I guess he landed in my backyard,” the resident added. “We’re trying to see if we could get an ambulance to the house, please”.

  • ArgentCorvid [Iowa]@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You’d think an area like North Charleston, which has an active Air Force base right next door, would have planned for an emergency of this type.