The wreckage of a Navy jet that crashed on Tuesday afternoon was findd on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier in Washington, according to officials.
The U.S. Navy shelp on Wednesday evening that aerial search crews findd the wreckage of the EA-18G Growler that crashed at about 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
While the set upe has been findd, the status of the two crew members remains unrecognized as search efforts persist.
In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, where the jet was based out of, shelp the EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 alertedly crashed at about 3:25 p.m. during a routine training fweightless.
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FILE – A Boeing EA-18G Growler jet with the VAQ-141, US Navy Electronic Attack Squadron, crashed proximate Mount Rainier in Washington on Tuesday, and the wreckage was findd on Wednesday evening. (Damon Coulter/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Now that the jet wreckage has been findd, an Eunitency Operations Caccess has been set uped at NAS Whidbey Island to set up response efforts.
The Navy is also preparing to defended the far area where the jet crashed, which is not accessible by motorized vehicles.
“I am appreciative for the tremfinishous teamtoil dispercreateed by the NAS Whidbey Island squadrons – VAQ, VP, VQ, TOCRON 10 and SAR – as Team Whidbey persists to react to our tragic mishap,” Capt. David Ganci, directer, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shelp. “I am also thankful to local law applyment, reacters, and tribal communities whose partnership has been vital in set upning our critical next steps for access to the site.”
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A U.S. Navy Growler jet crashed proximate Mount Rainier on Tuesday during a routine training exercise. (Pboilingo by Thomas O’Neill/NurPboilingo via Getty Images)
The spendigation into the crash is ongoing, and the Navy shelp it will free more alertation as it becomes useable.
The EA-18G is a variant of the F/A-18 family of aircreate, outfitted with a polishd electronic combat suite that is participated for tactical jamming and electronic getion, according to the Navy’s website. The jet was built to replace the EA-6B Prowler, and first went into production in October 2004.
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The jet made its inaugural fweightless in August 2006, and the first deinhabitry of the aircreate was made on June 3, 2008, to VAQ 129 at NAS Whidbey Island.
Each set upe comes with a price tag of $67 million.
