From the New York Post [caution tabloid]:
The US rescued a missing F-15E airman deep inside Iran with an incredibly complex and daring mission that involved SEAL Team 6, a CIA ruse, a hastily constructed forward air strip in hostile territory and patrols of friendly aircraft that gave the Air Force colonel cover. A life-or-death race between US and Iranian forces to find the “seriously injured” weapons officer outside Isfahan over two days culminated in the crew member’s extraction by America’s most elite commandos and a fire fight with local militias that were hunting for him, according to a report in the New York Times.
The unnamed officer hid out in the mountains and managed to climb a 7,000-foot ridge in order to evade capture while American MQ-9 Reaper drones pounded nearby Iranian forces with missiles if they got close to his position, according to reports.
From AP:
U.S. President Donald Trump said the effort to rescue the second pilot was a rarely attempted type of operation because of the potential dangers. He said in a social media post on Sunday that the pilot was “seriously wounded and really brave” and rescued from “deep inside the mountains” in Iran.
Trump said the pilot is a “highly respected Colonel” and that Iranian forces were “looking hard, in big numbers” and “getting close” to him. He also gave details of the rescue of the first pilot, who Trump said was rescued in “broad daylight” after seven hours over Iran.