BREAKING: Fighter Jet Crashes Into SoCal Harbor – 2 Pilots Ejected

OSTN Staff

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a mission in the skies near Iraq on March 22, 2003 during Operation Iraqi freedom/ Wikimedia Commons – Staff Sgt Cherie A. Thurlby

A fighter jet crashed into the San Diego harbor in Southern California on Wednesday morning around 10:17.

According to the US Coast Guard. the two pilots on board ejected before the plane crashed and were rescued by people on a nearby fishing boat.

One witness told CBS 8 San Diego that the military aircraft was flying low when he heard some “odd noises” before it crashed into the water.

It is foggy and rainy in San Diego with low visibility.

The cause of the crash is unclear.

ABC News reported:

A fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Harbor on Wednesday, with the two pilots on board ejecting before being rescued by the Coast Guard, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.

The Coast Guard said the pilots were rescued by a fishing vessel after being in the water for about a minute.

Both pilots are in stable condition, the Coast Guard said.

They were in a two-seat EA-18G Growler, the Navy said.

More on this story from CBS 8 San Diego:

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