Search for two Navy aviators persists after their jet crashed near Mount Rainier; the wreck was found, but their fate is unclear.

The search continues for two U.S. Navy crewmen missing since the crash of their EA-18G Growler on Tuesday in Yakima County, Washington.

The EA-18G Growler is similar to the F/A-18F Super Hornet, the type of jet used by the Navy Blue Angels, and includes sophisticated electronic warfare devices.

Two crew members from a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler jet based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, are missing after the aircraft crashed Tuesday.

Search efforts continued Thursday for the two-person crew of a Navy fighter jet that crashed near Washington's Mount Rainier earlier this week, officials said.

The United States Navy, local law enforcement, and partner agencies have reached the site where an EA-18G Growler crashed east of Mount Rainier.

Personnel on site are methodically searching an expansive area, evaluating debris and searching for information in the snow-covered, wilderness environment,” a press release from the Navy said. “Finding the aircrew continues to be our primary focus.

The status of the Growler's 2-man crew was unknown Thursday night as Green Berets attempted to reach the crash site.

The wreckage of a Navy aircraft that crashed near Mount Rainier this week was spotted Wednesday afternoon. Two crew members who were onboard remain missing. The aircraft’s wreckage lies at about 6,000 feet altitude in a remote,