Four soldiers in aircraft mishap in Washington state believed to be dead, US army says

(Reuters) – Four soldiers involved in an aircraft mishap on Wednesday near a Washington state base are believed to be dead, according to a statement on Friday by the United States Army Special Operations Command.

The cause of the mishap remains under investigation and the names of the soldiers will be released when appropriate, the statement said.

(Reporting by Christian Martinez and Maiya Keidan, Editing by Franklin Paul)