Naval aviator Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, and naval flight officer Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, 31, died after their jet crashed Tuesday.

The U.S. Navy has identified the two aviators who died when their EA-18G Growler aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier last week.

Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay "Miley" Evans and Lt. Serena "Dug" Wileman of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 were aboard the Growler that crashed near Mount Rainier. As already reported, an EA-18G Growler Electronic Attack assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) "Zappers" crashed near Mount Rainier,

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

The jet – an EA-18G Growler aircraft – was carrying two crew members when it went down during a routine training flight.

The Navy said search and rescue efforts have shifted into a long-term salvage and recovery operation as the cause of the crash is still being investigated.

The Navy has identified the two crew members killed when their jet fighter crashed near Mount Rainier last week as two 31-year-old female aviators from California

Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead

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.

Lt. Serena Wileman was identified by the Navy days after the jet crash. She was one of the few women to fly combat missions over land.

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