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Navy fighter jet crashes into San Diego Bay near naval air station; 2 pilots rescued
A U.S. Navy electronic-warfare aircraft crashed into San Diego Bay near Naval Air Station North Island on Wednesday, sending two service members to the hospital.
The Navy confirmed there were two pilots onboard the Boeing EA-18G Growler, and both were rescued.
San Diego Fire Department officials confirmed the crash was reported near Shelter Island just after 10:16 a.m. local time.
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A Boeing EA-18G Growler crashed into San Diego Bay on Wednesday morning. (X / @SanDiegoWebCam)
The Coast Guard San Diego Office confirmed to Fox News that the pilots were rescued by a fishing vessel. They were then transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Air and Marine Operations.
The fishing company, H&M Landing, provided a statement to Fox News Digital claiming the aircraft experienced a “mechanical failure.”
“At approximately 10:15, the two pilots ejected from their aircraft after experiencing a mechanical failure,” according to the statement. “Moments later, the aircraft crashed into the bay. The Premier, which was in the immediate vicinity, swiftly responded to the emergency.”
Both pilots were rescued by a nearby fishing vessel. (X / @SanDiegoWebCam)
The company said after seeing the pilots eject, the crew sped toward the pilots, before they even hit the water.
The fishing boat safely recovered the aviators and provided immediate assistance, according to H&M Landing.
“We are relieved and grateful to have had one of our vessels in the right place at the right time,” said Frank Ursitti, H&M Landing general manager. “Captain Brandon Viets and the crew of the Premier acted swiftly, and thanks to their professionalism, were able to bring these pilots to safety.”
The pilots were in the water for about a minute, the Coast Guard said.
The pilots were in the water for about one minute, according to the Coast Guard. (KGTV)
Fire officials sent 60 personnel to the scene, including two fire trucks, a foam truck, five engines, a helicopter, two boats and a lifeguard river team.
Both pilots were taken to a local hospital and were said to be in stable condition, according to the Coast Guard.
A Navy official told Fox News Digital it is unclear if a distress signal was sent out prior to the crash, and the pilots have not yet been identified.
The wreckage remains in the water, the Coast Guard said.
A Navy official told Fox News Digital it is unclear if a distress signal was sent out prior to the crash. (KFMB)
H&M Landing said it is fully cooperating with the Navy and local authorities as they work to determine the cause of the crash.
According to Boeing, the EA-18G Growler is an advanced airborne electronic attack aircraft. It provides tactical jamming and electronic protection to U.S. military forces and allies around the world.
The fighter jet is estimated to cost $67 million, according to the Navy.
The wreck comes after a recent string of fatal plane crashes across the country.
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An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with a commercial passenger plane near Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29, killing 67 people.
Just days later, a medical ambulance plane transporting a young girl who had just received life-saving treatment crashed on a street near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
All six passengers were killed, along with one person who was on the ground.
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Most recently, a private jet owned by Vince Neil, the lead singer of Mötley Crüe, was involved in a fatal crash Monday afternoon at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
FIRST ON FOX – Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted 93% under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection released Monday.
The CBP says it averaged 279 apprehensions per day at the southern border in April, compared to 4,297 apprehensions in April 2024. The total apprehensions for April this year landed at 8,383, compared to last year’s 129,000.
CBP officials also noted that just five illegal aliens were temporarily released into the U.S. during April, compared to 68,000 during the same month last year.
“For the first time in years, more agents are back in the field – patrolling territories that CBP didn’t have the bandwidth or manpower to oversee just six months ago,” said Pete Flores, acting commissioner of CBP. “But thanks to this administration’s dramatic shift in security posture at our border, we are now seeing operational control becoming a reality – and it’s only just beginning.”
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection says apprehensions at the southern border dropped 93% year over year in April. (Border image: Getty / Trump image: AP)
The CBP also noted that drug seizures rose 15% from March to April. Officials say they seized some 758 pounds of fentanyl crossing the border last month.
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The report shows the Trump administration’s continued progress on controlling the border since March. The CBP recorded the lowest southwest border crossings in history in March, with fewer apprehensions in the entire month than there were in the first two days of the month in 2024 under the Biden administration.
Illegal immigration has plummeted since President Biden left office. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Border Patrol apprehended a total of 7,181 illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border between ports of entry in March. This constitutes a 14% decrease from February, when Border Patrol apprehended 8,346 aliens, and more dramatically, a 95% decrease from the 137,473 aliens apprehended under the Biden administration in the same period in 2024.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shared an image of blue fentanyl pills, multi-colored fentanyl pills and methamphetamine recently seized at the Port of Nogales, Arizona. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) )
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“Aliens are receiving the Trump administration’s message: if you cross the border illegally, you will be deported,” CBP said in its latest report.
Fox News’ Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
The Dallas Cowboys have plenty of talent at defensive back, but injuries have plagued to position in recent years. All-Pro cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland have struggled to stay on the field at the same time, and Diggs will likely miss the start of the 2025 NFL season after suffering a season-ending knee injury for the second straight year.
Dallas drafted East Carolina star Shavon Revel in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft, but he is also coming off a torn ACL that prematurely ended his college career.
Last season, ball-hawking cornerback Amani Oruwariye got the opportunity to start in six games for the Cowboys because of injuries, and he made the most of it.
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Oruwariye recorded 29 tackles, one interception, and three passes defensed. Unfortunately, he will not be back with Dallas this season.
According to FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz, Oruwariye has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans.
Tennessee also added linebacker Amari Burney off waivers this week, so it is clear the Titans are revamping the defensive roster.
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Dallas, meanwhile, has had plenty of roster shakeups of their own this offseason, so it is going to be interesting to see how everything plays out throughout the year.
And, in case you were wondering, the Cowboys do not face the Titans in 2025, so there will be no “Oruwariye revenge game.”
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According to a report by the typically highly accurate X account @NerdingonNFL, the Buffalo Bills will be hosting the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 18 to start Week 3 of the NFL schedule on Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football.
The Bills are expected to get a high number of prime time games and they could very well be awarded the maximum six. Playing the AFC East rivals at night makes perfect sense as it has long been one of the NFL’s intriguing rivalries.
Of course, it’s also a rivalry that has been dominated by the Bills since Josh Allen came to the team in 2018. Buffalo has won 13 of the 15 games including a AFC wild-card victory in January 2023, and Allen has played incredibly in almost every matchup.
In the 14 regular-season games, he has completed 316 of 477 passes for 3,737 yards with 37 touchdowns and eight interceptions, and he has added 647 yards rushing and five touchdowns. And in the lone playoff game, he threw for 352 yards and three TDs and rushed for 20 yards in that 34-31 victory.
The full 2025 Buffalo Bills regular season schedule will be unveiled at 8 p.m.
Buffalo Bills 2025 opponents
The Bills will host nine regular season games and one preseason game, with eight road regular season games and two away preseason games.
Home opponents: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles
Away opponents: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans
Will the Bills play an international game?
No. Those games have been released and the Bills are not part of the International Series.
The Bills’ last international game was a 25-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 8, 2023 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The international games reveal will be broadcast on the NFL Network and Good Morning Football.
How to watch the Bills schedule release
The NFL schedule release show will air on NFL Network and NFL+ at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. ESPN2 will carry an NFL schedule special from 8-10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.
When do 2025 Bills tickets go on sale?
Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster as soon as the schedule is released and can be purchased on the Bills Ticketmaster page or through the Bills website.
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Sal Maiorana has covered the Buffalo Bills for four decades including 35 years as the full-time beat writer for the D&C, he has written numerous books about the history of the team, and he is also co-host of the BLEAV in Bills podcast/YouTube show. He can be reached at maiorana@gannett.com, and you can follow him on X @salmaiorana and on Bluesky @salmaiorana.bsky.social.
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