It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers,” Cmdr. Timothy Warburton 130 said in a statement Sunday.

Two missing US Navy aviators have been declared dead, several days after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier, Washington, during a training flight, the Navy said Sunday.

Two crew members were onboard a Navy aircraft when it crashed during a routine training flight on Oct. 15 in Washington State, officials said.