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10/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/19/2024 20:10

Update 3: Search Continues for VAQ-130 Aviators

Update 3: Search Continues for VAQ-130 Aviators

18 October 2024

5:00 p.m. PDT

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - The U.S. Navy, along with local law enforcement and partner agencies, have reached the location where a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler crashed on Oct. 15.

Personnel on site are methodically searching an expansive area, evaluating debris and searching for information in the snow-covered, wilderness environment.Finding the aircrew continues to be our primary focus.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

The U.S. Navy will continue to provide updates. More information is available on NAS Whidbey Island's website and official social media accounts.

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