The Latest: Fishermen helped save pilots after jets crashed

Navy aviators involved in a crash exit a coast guard helicopter at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va. Two Navy jet fighters collided off the coast of North Carolina during a routine training mission on Thursday, sending several people to the hospital, officials said. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT Navy aviators involved in a crash exit a coast guard helicopter at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va. Two Navy jet fighters collided off the coast of North Carolina during a routine training mission on Thursday, sending several people to the hospital, officials said. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press May 27, 2016 2 min read

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Latest on the crash of two Navy jets off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday (all times local):

4:45 p.m.

One of the fishermen who helped rescue navy pilots after their fighter jets crashed off North Carolina says it’s “remarkable” they survived with only minor injuries.

Four aviators were rescued from the water Thursday morning after two F/A-18 Super Hornets were involved in what the Navy is calling an “in-flight mishap.”

Rob Schutrumpf of Richmond was on a yacht that rescued two of them. He told WAVY-TV (http://bit.ly/1WqHtfb) they saw a wing or tail burning, which helped them find the men in the water.