F-16 fighter jet crashes in rural Michigan during routine training

An F-16 fighter jet crashed in a rural area of northern Michigan during routine training on Thursday; the pilot ejected safely and received hospital treatment.

• The F-16 went down in a rural part of Michigan's Grand Traverse County during a routine training flight on Thursday, after departing from Texas.
• The jet was participating in exercises at the National Guard base in Alpena, about 305 kilometers north of Detroit, when it crashed for reasons not yet determined.
• The pilot ejected by parachute and was receiving medical care at a local hospital, confirmed Sgt. Derek Gutierrez, a public affairs specialist with the 149th Fighter Wing.
• Gutierrez declined to disclose the pilot's identity or the extent of injuries, citing military policy.