MCAS Miramar, Calif. -- Military officials in Yuma, Ariz., said on Thursday morning that they had located a missing Marine jet but were still having trouble reaching the wreckage and the aircraft's pilot.
The downed plane was found just south of the town of Glamis, Calif., in Imperial County. The Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet went down near state Route 78 in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area, said officials.
Searchers worked overnight to find the plane, which disappeared late Wednesday night after taking off from the Miramar Marine Air Station on a routine training flight