MOUNT RAINIER, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The U.S. Navy continues their search for two pilots after a plane crashed during a routine training flight near Mount Rainier.
The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of the mountain just before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15., according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Search teams, including a U.S. Navy helicopter, launched from NAS Whidbey Island to try to find the crew and examine the crash site.
Navy officials said they didn’t know if the two crew members managed to eject before the crash, which remains under investigation.