OLYMPIA, Wash. — Four servicemembers were aboard a Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) helicopter when it crashed late Wednesday night near Summit Lake, just outside of Olympia.

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office did not share the condition of the servicemembers, who were assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). However, the Thurston County Coroner's Office said it was called in for a death investigation, which it turned over to the military.

"That is a crash, unfortunately, that is not compatible with life," Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said.

In a press release, the command called the incident an "aviation mishap."

Deputies located the site of the crash on Wednesday night near the lake, which is approximately 20 minutes we

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