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Navy Jet Crashes Near Mount Rainier With 2 Crew Members Onboard, Officials Say

The crew members' status was unknown, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island said.

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.

Read the rest of the story at abc News.

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