The two Navy aviators who were killed when their aircraft crashed in steep rugged terrain near Mt. Rainer are identified as California natives.

On Monday, two Navy aviators who died after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier were identified by the Navy.

The U.S. Navy has identified two female pilots, who were killed when their EA-18G Growler crashed last week during a training mission east of Mount Rainier in Washington state.

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.

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.

Two Naval aviators from California who died in Washington state when their fighter jet crashed during a training mission last week have been identified.

Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, a naval aviator, died when their EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron, known as “Zappers,” crashed east of Mount Rainier last Tuesday during a training flight,