The two missing EA-18G Growler crew members involved in a crash last week are now pronounced dead, the Navy announced Sunday. The fighter jet, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island,

Today, the US Navy announced the first Boeing EA-18G Growler aircrew loss due to an incident on a low-level flight route near Washington State’s Mount Rainier. The cause of the Growler aircrew loss is under investigation, as the priorities turn to supporting the next of kin and recovering the lost personnel and their EA-18G Growler.

G Growler that crashed east of Mount Rainier last week have been declared dead by the United States Navy.The Electronic Attack Wing Pacific has shifted from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations.

The search continues for two U.S. Navy crewmen missing since the crash of their EA-18G Growler on Tuesday in Yakima County, Washington.

Search for two Navy aviators persists after their jet crashed near Mount Rainier; the wreck was found, but their fate is unclear.

Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead

The Navy said search and rescue efforts have shifted into a long-term salvage and recovery operation as the cause of the crash is still being investigated.

The search for the two Navy pilots was ongoing Saturday, even after rescuers reached the EA-18G Growler wreckage, a Navy spokesman said.

The Navy on Sunday declared a two person crew dead after their jet crashed in northeast Washington during an Oct. 15 training mission. The wreckage of the plane was located but the aviators never were.