A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington with two crew members onboard, military officials said.
The EA-18G Growler aircraft, from Electronic Attack Squadron 130, went down during a training flight on Tuesday, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island officials said in a statement.
Search and rescue crews, including an MH-60S helicopter, launched from the station to examine the crash site and locate the crew, officials said.
“As of 7 p.m. on Oct. 15, the status of the two crew members remains unknown,” the station said.
The cause of the crash was unknown, according to the statement.
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