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Two missing Navy aviators declared dead days after aircraft crash in Washington state

Search and rescue teams look for two missing Navy aviators near Mount Rainier, Washington. Yakima County Sheriff's Office via CNN Newsource Search and rescue teams look for two missing Navy aviators near Mount Rainier, Washington. Yakima County Sheriff's Office via CNN Newsource
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Two missing US Navy aviators have been declared dead, several days after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier, Washington, during a training flight, the Navy said Sunday.

鈥淚t is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers,鈥 Cmdr. Timothy Warburton, commander of the Electronic Attack Squadron 130, nicknamed the 鈥淶appers,鈥 said in a news release. 鈥淥ur priority right now is taking care of the families of our fallen aviators, and ensuring the well-being of our sailors and the Growler community. We are grateful for the ongoing teamwork to safely recover the deceased.鈥

The aircraft, an EA-18G Growler 鈥 assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 鈥 crashed east of Mount Rainier during a training mission Tuesday. The Navy, US Army Special Forces soldiers and local law enforcement had been searching for the crew members since the crash.

The site of the crash was finally found Thursday, two days after the incident; search-and-rescue teams did not reach the site until Friday. The Navy said last week that the site was at roughly 6,000 feet and in 鈥渁 remote, steep and heavily wooded area.鈥

The Navy said Sunday that personnel were still on-site continuing 鈥渢o search the expansive area, recovering debris and planning for the long-term salvage and recovery effort.鈥

The identities of the two crew members have not yet been released. The cause of last week鈥檚 crash remains under investigation.

An EA-18G Growler is an electronic warfare aircraft and variant of the F/A-18 Super Hornet. The unit the Growler belonged to recently completed a deployment in the Middle East aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. A said the unit 鈥渟cored the first-ever air-to-air kill by a VAQ squadron in Navy history鈥 during the deployment.

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