US fighter jet crashes off Korean coast – media

The pilot escaped the Monday morning incident, sources told Yonhap news agency

An F-16 fighter jet operated by the US Forces Korea (USFK) crashed during a training exercise over the Yellow Sea on Monday morning, the news agency Yonhap reported, citing military sources.

The incident happened at around 9am local time off the country's western coast near the city of Gunsan  in North Jeolla Province, the report said. The pilot of the warplane ejected and was rescued at sea.