An F-35 Lightning II performs aerial maneuvers during a combat power exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Nov. 19, 2018. A pilot was hospitalized Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, after ejecting from a Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort F-35 in North Charleston, S.C., according to area news stations. (James Kennedy/U.S. Air Force)

A pilot was hospitalized Sunday after ejecting from a Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort F-35 in North Charleston, S.C., according to area news stations.

Joint Base Charleston is working with local emergency personal to investigate the “mishap,” officials told WCIV ABC News 4 and WCBD-TV.

The pilot, whose name and unit information were not released, was found on South Kenwood Drive in North Charleston, according to reports. His wingman landed safely at Joint Base Charleston in another aircraft.

Officials are still searching for the F-35, according to the WCBD-TV report.