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,

WASHINGTON STATE — The two members onboard an EA-18G Growler that crashed east of Mount Rainier last week have been declared dead by the United States Navy.

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 U.S. Navy said Sunday that two pilots who went missing after a fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington State last week have died.

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 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 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.