Pilot killed fighting Colorado wildfire identified as Nicholas Dale

British Columbia pilot was only person aboard helicopter that crashed during aerial firefighting The pilot who died when his helicopter crashed while fighting a Colorado wildfire has been named as Nicholas Dale of Sooke, British Columbia. Dale, 56, died when his helicopter crashed into the Silver Jack reservoir on Monday while fighting what authorities have named the Gold Mountain fire, the local Gunnison county sheriff’s office said. His body was later recovered from the submerged helicopter by divers. Continue reading...

Edward Helmore · Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:36 AM
US news | The Guardian

Pilot killed fighting Colorado wildfire identified as Nicholas Dale

British Columbia pilot was only person aboard helicopter that crashed during aerial firefighting

The pilot who died when his helicopter crashed while fighting a Colorado wildfire has been named as Nicholas Dale of Sooke, British Columbia.

Dale, 56, died when his helicopter crashed into the Silver Jack reservoir on Monday while fighting what authorities have named the Gold Mountain fire, the local Gunnison county sheriff’s office said. His body was later recovered from the submerged helicopter by divers.

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