Navy Aircraft Crashes in Virginia Waters: 1 Dead, Two Rescued, Official Says

Emergency workers confer near Stockton, Md., on March 30, 2022, after a U.S. Navy E2-D Hawkeye aircraft crashed in waters near the Eastern Shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland. Ryan Whittington/Ocean City Fire Department via AP

One person has been killed and two others rescued after a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in Virginia waters on Wednesday evening, according to local reports.

Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers, a public affairs officer with Naval Air Force Atlantic, confirmed that a Navy E2-D Hawkeye with three people on board crashed during a routine exercise, WAVY reported.