The Air Force has confirmed that a U.S. fighter jet crashed in the North Sea during a training mission early on Monday, with the status of the pilot currently unknown.

A statement obtained by Reuters indicated that search and rescue teams were on the way to the site of the crash but the pilot had not yet been located.

“At the time of the accident, the aircraft was on a routine training mission with one pilot on board,” the Air Force said of the F-15C Eagle jet.

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“The cause of the crash as well as the status of the pilot are unknown at this time and UK Search and Rescue have been called to support,” the statement continued.

The jet reportedly took off from RAF Lakenheath, a Royal Air Force base in the U.K. located about 25 miles from Cambridge that hosts many U.S. service members.

Local coast guard officials were reportedly also assisting in rescue operations following the crash, which occurred around 9:40 a.m. local time.

In 2015, the U.K. was the site of another accident involving a Marine F-18 that took off from the same base before crashing. One person on board that flight died in the crash.

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