PILOTS OF HELICOPTER THAT CRASHED WHILE FIGHTING UTAH WILDFIRE CONFIRMED DEAD, OFFICIALS SAY

Officials did not identify the pilots but said they were employed by Helicopter Transport Services, which was contracted by US Forest Service Two helicopter pilots who crashed while they were fighting a wildfire in… The pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter went down Friday morning, according to the Sevier County Sheriff.

US news | The Guardian reports that officials did not identify the pilots but said they were employed by Helicopter Transport Services, which was contracted by US Forest Service Two helicopter pilots who crashed while they were fighting a wildfire in…

The report adds: The pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter went down Friday morning, according to the Sevier County Sheriff.

The helicopter was among those fighting a fire in the Fishlake National Forest.

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