Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are deploying to northwestern Alberta after a pilot died in a helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire.
A 41-year-old man from Whitecourt, Alta., died after his helicopter collided with the ground as he worked to deliver water to a fire, RCMP said.
He is the third person to die battling wildfires in Canada this year, the worst wildfire season in the country’s history.
In a deployment notice Thursday morning, the TSB said an investigative team is en route to the scene of the crash near Haig Lake, east of the town of Manning in the Peace River region.
The pilot was the lone person on board when the Bell 205A helicopter crashed
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