Body of pilot involved in tackling Gold Mountain fire recovered by divers from Silver Jack reservoir
A pilot who was helping to fight a wildfire in Colorado has died after the aviator’s aircraft crashed into a reservoir, local authorities said.
The Gunnison county sheriff’s office said in a statement that it was notified of the deadly crash at about 5.17pm local time on Sunday. Gunnison’s regional communications center received a call reporting that the aircraft involved in the crash went down in the Silver Jack reservoir located in the county’s south-western portion.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Anna Betts.
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