Had one of our Navy jet trainers actually do that deed...
During a training flight the engine quit, pilot/student attempts at restart were unsuccessful so they ejected (just as the engine finally started by itself) and the plane wound up neatly landing on some salt marshes fifty or so miles down the coast.
Took us a week or so to finally locate the aircraft but we got an Army heavy lift helo to come pick 'er up and then shipped off for rehab.
Got the plane back a couple of months later as I recall and as far as I know it might still be flyin'.
We didn't call Grumman the Bethpage Iron Works for nothin'.
I’ve either read that story or a similar one. What a testament to stable and balanced aircraft aerodynamic design!
That is so cool you were there on the recovery team!