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U.S. Navy jet crashes near Washington's Mount Rainier; search underway for 2 missing crew members

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The EA-18 G Growler aircraft crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday afternoon .

The status of the crew members is unknown, the Navy says.

The jet was based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in northwest Washington .

Heavy snow and patchy fog are in the National Weather Service's forecast for Wednesday .

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