German pilot dies after Eurofighter Typoon crash

The two pilots had been taking part in a training mission

epa07670567 A handout photo made available by the radio station 'Ostseewelle HIT-RADIO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern' shows a still of a video of two smoke columns near the village Nossentiner Huette in the area of Waren (Mueritz) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, 24 June 2019. According to the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), two Eurofighter Typhoon aircrafts have crashed in northern German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as they touched during a training flight. There are no reports regarding possible casualties, injured or damages. Both pilots were safely ejected from their planes, reports state.  EPA/OSTSEEWELLE HIT-RADIO MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN / HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
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A German air force pilot has died after two Eurofighter Typhoons collided in mid-air during a training mission.

A third pilot taking part in the exercise had seen two parachutes descending to the ground.

They crashed near the Laage military base in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

"One of the crashed pilots could only be recovered dead," the air force said on Twitter. "The second was able to save himself using his parachute and is alive. He is being tended to by rescuers."

A video posted online after the crash showed two plumes of smoke rising from the ground.

Local police in Neubrandenburg said one of the pilots was found alive in a forest. Rescue teams also found body parts near the village of Silz, police said.