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.

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler crashed east of Mount Rainier during a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The aircraft, part of Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) "Zappers,