US fighter jet crashes off South Korea: report

The Department of Defense (DOD) is investigating reports that a US F-16 fighter jet crashed near South Korea on Monday local time, a spokesman told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The plane crashed into the Yellow Sea after taking off from an air base in Gunsan, South Korean news agency Yonhap first reported. reported, citing sources. The pilot was able to eject, the sources confirmed, but did not say whether the pilot had been rescued.

No additional information was available at the time of publication. US Forces Korea did not immediately respond to DCNF's request for comment.

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If confirmed, it would be the latest in a series of accidents. On November 29, a CV-22 Osprey operated by an Air Force special operations unit in Japan it crashed during what was characterized as an emergency water landing near the southern island of Yakushima, killing all eight on board.

A combined US and Japanese search and rescue team recovered the remains of one more airman on Sunday, Air Force Special Operations Command said in a statement. Crews are still working to recover the body of the eighth and final airman.

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