Two helicopter pilots killed while fighting Yosemite fire
The aircraft crashed while conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres.
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed while helping fight the Dome fire in Yosemite National Park, according to the Guardian.
The pilots were conducting water drops over the blaze on Sunday afternoon. The fire had burned more than 3,000 acres since it began the previous week.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter crashed at around 3 p.m., according to the supplied report. The excerpt does not provide the pilots’ identities or a cause for the crash.
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- Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires — The Guardian — World
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