A sheriff's deputy was traveling along a remote mountain road when he encountered something completely unexpected. A man dressed in a flight suit standing in the roadway. The man had visible blood around his neck and face, but was conscious, standing, and communicating with responders. As additional help arrived, the deputy retrieved medical supplies and remained with him. But the encounter wasn't over. Later, the deputy headed into the steep wooded terrain and discovered the aviation equipment that had been left behind. >> Hey sir, >> how are you? >> Good. Are you the uh are you the only pilot? >> I am, sir. I'm okay. >> Okay, let me just let me see. Parachute lash racing. >> Yeah, looks like uh I went through some trees on the way down. Okay. Okay. >> All right, Jackson. I'm glad you're safe. I'm gonna let you go. >> All right, man. Thank you very much for the help. I'm with the sheriff. >> No problem. Byebye. >> One sec. KT. Hey. >> Oh, it's it's ours. And I'm out with the pilot right now. He ejected. >> Yeah, we're on the on the back side of Rimrock, kind of by South Fork Bear Cove area. Their fire and aids on their way right now. We got the hillside on fire where the jet landed. >> Okay. Forest service is aware they're on Nachi's fires on their way and I know that they've been Are you at a Woodby Island or where you at? >> No sir. Uh so uh I'm out of uh San Diego. We launched out of Boeing Field today. >> Okay. Launched out of Boeing. Okay. >> Um do you have cell service with No. Um do you mind if I make a call? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Just one pilot. >> Just one pilot. No, no casualties. >> Okay. >> There was another plane flying around. >> That plane is RTB. >> Okay. So, yep. Perfect. >> No, we're good on search and rescue. All right. Thank you. Bye. Hey, big dog rally. >> I'm sorry. >> You're good. >> I need to make that call. >> Hey, buddy. Hey, let me call you right back. I'm down with the pilot here. I don't know if you heard anything, so I'll call you in just a minute. >> I just need to start working stuff on my section. >> Yep. So, all right. I'll let you go. Thanks. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate it. >> Yep. >> What kind of jet is that? >> That's an F18 Well, that was >> an F18. >> Yes. I heard you guys. >> Yep. We were doing circles over the the lake doing in some lowle training. Okay. >> And then I tucked in and I'm not sure exactly. Honestly, I'm a little >> No. Nope. Nope. You're fine. >> I tucked in. >> You hit the tree bad, bud. >> I went through the trees. >> Jesus. >> And I'm looking up. So like I'm here. I'm fine level with the the ridge line. >> Got you shaking. >> I have some drone going up. >> No. Here. No. Here. Here. Come sit in my truck here. Take a seat and you can make a call. I think this is the uh we always come here. >> Go ahead and take a seat. Sal. >> No, you're good. >> I mean, medical's on their way, too. >> I'm very very lucky. That was >> That's That's about as close as it gets. >> I I can do it. >> Yeah. That's so funny. >> Yeah. Turn around. >> Yeah. No, he is. side. >> I don't got much. >> Yeah, I got Starlink on this truck. >> Anything couches? Well, There you go. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. Oh yeah, that that's what's left of it right there. >> Cuz I seen it I seen [ __ ] fly down and I must have been your ejection seat. >> Yeah. So that was an F18. >> I came over that tree line. I hit those trees. Damn, I ejected. >> You got to fly higher. You need to go higher. That's very >> Yes, sir. I'm sorry. Uh, thanks for making a few calls. >> Yeah. Do you need it for >> I need to make more call if that's all right. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> We have a first aid kit. >> No, we got some fires on their way, too. >> Minor, what do you think? >> It's minor. It's small lacerations and it's already clogged up. >> In that case, I'm going to prioritize this. That's all right. >> Yeah, I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Do you have any gear that's still up there? >> I think right there. Okay. What do you need? >> Um, I need >> You have a firearm or anything up there? Nothing. >> Okay. >> No. Sure. Sure. Okay. It's all sitting there. >> Hey, Captain Stone. It's Major Simon. Uh, hey buddy. I just crashed. I need you to do some stuff for me. >> Are you okay? >> I'm okay. Thank you, man. >> That's good. Hey, uh I need to pass you five Ws and coordinate uh the uh wave off Cesar and coordinate the other ain't getting out of hand over. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. If you want to you want to move your car or Yeah. We're going to have fire and stuff coming. So, >> thank you very much. I appreciate it. We were just trying to Yeah. helpful. I found it on video and you guys didn't appreciate that. Thank you. >> We were camping just literally I just said I thought I >> You can just update fire. Pilot has small lacerations but he's put four at the moment and he is in contact with his chain of calm on there and involving the crash copy. Pilot is 10. He has small aspirations like he's making contact with his team. uh crash approximately give a time stamp 127 Pacific Standard Time in vicinity of the BR 1355 point Charlie it was seated pilot ejected pilot safe minor injuries in contact with uh sheriff's department. >> Crash, fire, rescue being coordinated. Uh cesar attempt not necessary. >> Just glad you're okay. Big thing. >> Like without exaggeration, that is about as close as I remember. What else? I hate you, brother. Let's be quiet. So mile away from the intersection of Forest Road 72. Apologize you're locked. >> Oh, you're good. >> Oh, come on. >> Well, I see. >> I uh Okay. Okay. >> If at any point too if you need to use your phone, I have Starlink. >> Oh, really? >> Oh, yeah. Can I just connect? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Um >> Okay. Uh what is the storm? >> You want it sent to my work phone while you're dealing with this? >> I can I can I can get it. We don't got much power. >> Your guys's procedure. Do you want all the stuff untouched and left up there? Is that a certain >> No. >> Can that come down? >> It can come down. >> Okay. >> No, you're good. I know. Got a lot going on. friendly. Copy. >> Also, anybody noticed my WSBN getting a significant amount of planning. >> Hey, John, this is Brandon, just give you a heads up. Uh, I'm out with the pilot. The mountain side is on fire. It's smoldering. It looks like it's starting to grow. It's going to be on the uh like Pine Rim side just east of Bear Creek there. >> No, it was a training exercise. It was an F-18 training exercise. There's no live. So that's >> that's where we're at. >> And yeah, it's up like Pine Creek Road. The best I could describe it there. We're right on a bend of a corner. >> It's up towards like Pine Creek. >> Uh I do not I do not see the engine. >> They're up there. >> Okay. Okay. I'll uh I'll flag him down then if I see them up here. >> Perfect. >> Okay. Perfect. So, all right. Sounds good. Perfect. >> Perfect. Okay. >> All right. Thanks. Go grab his stuff. >> [cheering] >> Okay. Okay. 90 farm bath. Go ahead. 94 affirm. It's going to be about a mile before the bridge is out. So, you're going to have to go around the upper road clearly. Yeah. Speech. Speech. Nothing. All right. Oh, it's up there. >> You can see it. >> Yes, sir. I don't have that yet. Um, excuse me, sir. Do you know where to go? I need to go for medical det. >> I can take you to the hospital. >> I will I will pass that. >> It's going to be uh >> and lastly somewhere near Charlie. >> Yes, sir. Right at the bottom of it. >> It's right there. >> Yeah, that's it. >> Rimrock Lake. Um there's a ridge just south of that. >> I don't know what to call that. I mean, uh, any assessment of like, as far as you can tell, is there any like any other? >> It's all for service lane. >> I'm I'm getting No, sir. No damage. Uh, no. Please keep I guess whatever detail you have um for for what kind of a full 5Ws? >> Yes, sir. Uh I would judge request for like uh you know a couple of technical extent and you're able to uh notify everything you can remember. Um as much detail as you can remember uh so that it's there and you don't forget any details over the next few days before uh before they actually kicks in. If that makes sense. very >> before we do anything, do you want me to snap a couple photos of you, what you were like when you you ejected, so they just can document Exactly. >> Oh, yeah. If you >> do you want that? Yeah. I'll just take some from them. >> Let's do it from the side here. You want to look straight forward. Thank you. I'll just tell him to Did you guys take photos of anything? >> I got him parachuting. >> Okay. Just all I ask is do not post that online. >> Okay. >> If you if you would send it to me, please need your number. >> 703. >> Was watching the show and then all of a sudden, oh, hell, bro. >> Yeah. >> Didn't hear the jet hit. >> Okay. We didn't hear hit at all. >> You should have made a big ass move. >> Yeah, it should have. >> It hit in slow. >> Do you want me two things left? Your mask is up there. I'll grab it. And your shoot's right there. >> You mind if I walk with you, sir, or not? I can help. >> Yep. >> It might be in the thing that pulls your shoe out. >> Yeah, it was the drogue and the seat. Yeah. Okay. >> So, I should probably locate that and I'll drop it. >> So, yeah. Right up and see where this brown dead tree is. I'll show you a better way we can get up there. >> Can you? >> I'm going to throw the rest of my hop on in. I got >> Yeah. Fire comes up. Can you just let them know we're just right up the the hill there? And then uh park you have the only thing uh where you were at. So I'll just grab your mask and then that was it. Damn. There's your water. There's your grab that we can drive up here. This is not Lewis County. Miss 94. Can you advise fire? I'm on the Titan roadside just shy of the South Fork area there. It sounds like they're having a hard time locating us. Calms suck out here. Figuring that out myself. >> You fly this often? >> First time. >> First time. Okay. >> Actually, second time. I did it yesterday. >> Okay. Uh, it's beautiful area. >> Yeah. Yes, it is. >> Be stationed out of California. >> So, yeah, I'm out of San Diego. >> Okay. >> I apologize. My mouth tastes like fart. >> No, no, you're good, >> dude. I went through >> How many trees? There's a whole tree line probably. >> Jesus. >> Holy [ __ ] >> Yeah. You're uh buy a lottery ticket cuz uh >> I think you left. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I was working a few years ago when the the two gals in the growler. >> By the end of the encounter, the man in the flight suit was safely with responders while the deputy recovered his helmet and other aviation equipment from the wooded hillside. The body cam never shows the aircraft itself or exactly what happened before the pilot reached the road, but it captures an extraordinary scene most deputies would never expect to encounter during a normal shift. What would be your first thought if a pilot suddenly appeared in front of you on a remote mountain