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Swiss air force jet crashes, pilot unhurt

The wreckage of a Swiss air force Tiger F-5 jet lies in the snow after a crash near Melchsee-Frutt in the central canton of Obwalden, Switzerland May 26, 2021. VBS Militaerpolizei/Handout via REUTERS

A Swiss air force Tiger F-5 jet crashed on Wednesday near Melchsee-Frutt in the central canton of Obwalden, the defence ministry said.

The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was unhurt, it said on Twitter, giving no further details.

(Reporting by Michael Shields; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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