Swiss Air Force Hornet missing

The Swiss Air Force is searching for a missing F/A-18 Hornet near Susten in central Switzerland on Aug. 29 after the plane failed to return to land after a training mission.

McDonnell Douglas F-A-18C Hornet, Switzerland - Air Force AN1987891
By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Rescuers are being hampered by bad weather and a search by helicopters was abandoned. Now, the focus is to depend on ground teams to look for the missing plane and pilot.