The U.S. Navy has potentially suffered a terrible tragedy after one of its advanced jets went missing during a training operation earlier this week.

Search and rescue teams are currently scouring the area around Mt. Rainer in Washington state in search of the two pilots, or their remains, from the EA-18G Growler aircraft that crashed on Tuesday, according to Breitbart.

Thus far, it doesn't appear that the Biden-Harris White House has issued any statement or publicly acknowledged the possibly fatal incident.

Navy jet crashed during training flight

CNN reported Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. Navy and others were searching for the wreckage and pilots of an EA-18G Growler jet that crashed near Mt. Rainer on Tuesday while engaged in a routine training flight.

The EA-18G Growler is similar to the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter/attack jet but differs in that, in addition to the typical armament of missiles and guns, the Growler is also outfitted with various advanced electronic warfare equipment and capabilities.

With some exceptions for forward deployment, the Growlers are based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and are part of the Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130.

"Aerial operations continued through the night, launching from (Naval Air Station) Whidbey Island and searching in the area 30 miles west of Yakima, Wash.," the Navy said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "Responders are facing mountainous terrain, cloudy weather, and low visibility as the search is ongoing. As of 11 a.m. on Oct. 16, neither the crew nor wreckage has been located."

The statement added that the Navy was searching "in coordination with Yakima County tribal and local authorities," including the county sheriff's office, and that other military units -- including Naval reconnaissance and patrol squadrons, Naval search and rescue teams, and a U.S. Army Air Cavalry squadron from a nearby base -- were all taking part in the effort.

Wreckage found, but crew still missing

In a Thursday morning update, local media outlet KOMO reported that the wreckage of the crashed jet had been discovered Wednesday afternoon on a "mountainside east of Mount Rainier" by aerial surveillance.

Unfortunately, that wreckage was located in a "remote area that is not accessible by motorized vehicles," which will likely require search and rescue teams to hike on foot to the crash site for closer observation of the debris.

As of now, the two missing pilots have not been found, and it remains unclear if they went down with the jet -- in which their remains will likely be found in the wreckage -- or were able to eject before the crash, which means they could have potentially parachuted to safety dozens of miles away from where the jet ended up.

Coordinated search effort involves military units, law enforcement, and regional volunteer teams

"I am thankful for the tremendous teamwork displayed by the NAS Whidbey Island squadrons -- VAQ, VP, VQ, TOCRON 10, and SAR -- as Team Whidbey continues to respond to our tragic mishap," U.S. Pacific Fleet Electronic Attack Wing Commander Capt. David Ganci said in a statement, per KOMO.

"I am also grateful to local law enforcement, responders, and tribal communities whose partnership has been essential in planning our critical next steps for access to the site," he added.

That includes the Yakima County Sheriff's Office, which, in turn, enlisted the aid of other regional law enforcement and volunteer search and rescue teams in the effort to find the missing jet and its crew.