Washington DC, April 5 -- The United States have reportedly found the F-15 crew member alive, who went missing after Iran downed the jet amid the West Asia conflict, former US Special Forces personnel and journalist Jack Murphy claimed.

In an X post, Murphy wrote, "Good news for once. F-15 WSO recovered alive. Was escaping and evading. Massive firefight on tgt. Iranians were actively looking for him in the area."

However, no official confirmation has been made regarding the claim.

Al Jazeera, citing a US government official, also reported that the crew member was recovered after a "heavy firefight".

Both the US and Iran were conducting search operations for the missing crew member. During the search operations, Iranian tribesmen repor...