Inyo County, California — A Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet went down in Death Valley National Park Wednesday.

The U.S. Navy aircraft crashed on the west side of Death Valley National Park, near the Father Crowley Overlook, KNTV reported.

The condition of the pilot was not known.

Rescue crews were dispatched to the area from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

“At approximately 10:00 a.m PST an F/A-18E crashed near @NAWS_CL. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway,” Naval Air Forces tweeted Wednesday.

At approximately 10:00 a.m PST an F/A-18E crashed near @NAWS_CL. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway.

— flynavy (@flynavy) July 31, 2019

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