The Navy on Sunday declared two aviators dead after their jet crashed in northeast Washington during an Oct. 15 training mission. A search-and-rescue effort that has been going on since the crash has now shifted to a recovery operation, a Navy official said. Wreckage of the EA-18G Growler jet was located Wednesday afternoon on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, military officials said. Search-and-rescue crews faced mountainous terrain, cloudy weather and low visibility during the search for the crew, Navy officials said in a statement last week. 2 Navy crew members declared dead in Washington jet crash, efforts underway to recover bodies originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 21, 2024 09:44 UTC