The US military is asking the public for help in locating a missing F-35 stealth fighter jet that disappeared over North Charleston, South Carolina.

Officials have reported that there is no concrete evidence of a crash but that after a “mishap” caused its pilot to eject on Sunday afternoon.

The pilot has been found and transported to a hospital.

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The aircraft was a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belonging to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, according to Joint Base Charleston’s post on Facebook. The base is working with Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to help locate the missing aircraft. “Based on the jet’s last-known position and in coordination with the FAA, we are focusing our attention north of JB Charleston, around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion,” Joint Base Charleston said in a statement on Facebook.

The authorities have deployed emergency response teams to find the jet. The base also asked for any tips from the public to help locate the jet. “The public is asked to cooperate with military and civilian authorities as the effort continues,” the base added.

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Anyone with information about the jet’s whereabouts has been told to contact JB Charleston Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.

This is a developing incident and hence, information about the same is limited at the moment. Authorities are actively investigating the situation.