President Biden mourns the loss of two U.S. naval aviators who died in a routine training mission crash near Mount Rainier.

Naval aviator Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, and naval flight officer Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, 31, died after their jet crashed Tuesday.

Two Navy crewmen aboard an EA-18G Growler that crashed in Washington state last week have been confirmed dead.

WASHINGTON STATE — The two members onboard an EA-18G Growler that crashed east of Mount Rainier last week have been declared dead by the United States Navy.

The missing crew members are presumed dead after rescue teams spent five days searching for them, even after the Navy found the EA-18G Growler.

Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead

The U.S. Navy said Sunday that two pilots who went missing after a fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington State last week have died.

The search for the two Navy pilots was ongoing Saturday, even after rescuers reached the EA-18G Growler wreckage, a Navy spokesman said.

The Navy said search and rescue efforts have shifted into a long-term salvage and recovery operation as the cause of the crash is still being investigated.