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Bodycam video released of pilot rescue after military plane crash

Body camera footage released by local authorities shows a Marine Corps pilot shortly after his F-18 crashed into the mountains and he parachuted to safety earlier this summer.The crash occurred June 13 near Rimrock Lake in Yakima County, just off Highway 12.The pilot ejected before the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical assessment and treatment, according to the Naches Fire Department. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office said he sustained minor injuries.Officials said the pilot was on a training mission originating from Boeing Field.First responders collected equipment at the site before providing medical aid to the pilot, who was visibly shaken but calm given the circumstances."I apologize, my mouth tastes like bark," the pilot told the officer in the video. "I went through a whole tree line."The crash near Rimrock Lake, roughly halfway between Mount Rainier National Park and Yakima, sparked a 2-acre wildfire.

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Scoop News DeskRimrock Lake · Published Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTCUpdated Friday, August 21, 2026 at 5:54 AM UTC

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Body camera footage released by local authorities shows a Marine Corps pilot shortly after his F-18 crashed into the mountains and he parachuted to safety earlier this summer.The crash occurred June 13 near Rimrock Lake in Yakima County, just off Highway 12.The pilot ejected before the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical assessment and treatment, according to the Naches Fire Department. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office said he sustained minor injuries.Officials said the pilot was on a training mission originating from Boeing Field.First responders collected equipment at the site before providing medical aid to the pilot, who was visibly shaken but calm given the circumstances."I apologize, my mouth tastes like bark," the pilot told the officer in the video. "I went through a whole tree line."The crash near Rimrock Lake, roughly halfway between Mount Rainier National Park and Yakima, sparked a 2-acre wildfire.
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Body camera footage released by local authorities shows a Marine Corps pilot shortly after his F-18 crashed into the mountains and he parachuted to safety earlier this summer.The crash occurred June 13 near Rimrock Lake in Yakima County, just off Highway 12.The pilot ejected before the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical assessment and treatment, according to the Naches Fire Department. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office said he sustained minor injuries.Officials said the pilot was on a training mission originating from Boeing Field.First responders collected equipment at the site before providing medical aid to the pilot, who was visibly shaken but calm given the circumstances."I apologize, my mouth tastes like bark," the pilot told the officer in the video. "I went through a whole tree line."The crash near Rimrock Lake, roughly halfway between Mount Rainier National Park and Yakima, sparked a 2-acre wildfire.
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