[excerpt] Wreckage of Navy aircraft located near Mount Rainier, 2 pilots still missing
Updated October 16, 2024 4:52pm PDT YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - Military aerial search crews have located the wreckage of a Navy aircraft that crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday, but have not yet found the two missing crew members. The U.S. Navy confirmed they found the wreckage of an EA-18G Growler around 12:30 p.m. The jet crashed during a routine training flight on Monday at 3:23 p.m. Officials say the status of the two crew members "is unknown" and search efforts are still underway. A helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is actively searching for two crew members, and an emergency operations center has been established on the island. The Navy is preparing to send military search crews to search the remote area, and note that it is inaccessible by motor vehicles.
