U.S. Army officials have confirmed the deaths of four soldiers who were killed last week when their helicopter crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight.
The crash happened around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Sept. 17, as the group was flying an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in a rural area near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, according to a statement from U.S. Army Special Operations Command shared with PEOPLE.
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said rescue efforts were delayed because the crash site was on fire, which caused first responders’ footwear to overheat.
The soldiers who died were Chief Warrant Officers Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Mo., and Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Fla., along with Sergeants Donavon Scott, 24, from Tacoma, Wash., and Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Wash., according to a release from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs office…