Virginia: A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed into ocean waters off the coast of Virginia on Wednesday morning, officials said.
According to Emirates News Agency, CBS News quoted Navy spokesperson Lt. Jackie Parashar as saying that a little before 10 a.m. ET, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 83 ejected from a Super Hornet during a routine training flight.
Search teams were deployed, and the pilot was rescued at about 11:21 a.m., Parashar said.
The crashed jet has not yet been recovered from the water, Parashar said. The cause of the crash is under investigation.