Nicholas Dale, a 56-year-old pilot from Sooke, British Columbia, was the sole occupant of a helicopter that crashed while engaged in aerial firefighting efforts against the Gold Mountain fire in Colorado. The incident occurred on Monday when the helicopter went down into the Silver Jack reservoir. The local Gunnison County sheriff’s office confirmed that Dale's body was later recovered by divers from the submerged aircraft.
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Pilot Identified in Colorado Wildfire Helicopter Crash
Nicholas Dale, a pilot from British Columbia, died in a helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire in Colorado. The crash occurred on Monday during efforts to combat the Gold Mountain fire, with his body subsequently recovered from the Silver Jack reservoir.
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