MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. -The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team helped locate the Navy aircraft that crashed just east of Mount Rainier on Oct. 15.
Navy aircraft crashes near Mount Rainier, NBC News reports
The YCSO confirmed that the Navy requested its Search and Rescue team to help with the search on Oct. 16.
According to the YCSO, it has two ground teams in the area helping with the search and will be requesting help from other regional SAR teams.
YCSO’s search and rescue team helped to quickly locate the crash site in steep terrain and difficult weather conditions, according to a YCSO social media post.
A Navy EA-18G Growler was on a routine training flight in the area when it crashed, according to the Navy.
