A contract aircraft company has identified Ryan Cutter as the second pilot killed in a weekend helicopter crash within Yosemite National Park. Cutter and fellow pilot Greg King, who both worked for Precision, died while conducting water drops on an active wildfire.
The incident involved a firefighting helicopter deployed to combat the blaze. Authorities and the employer confirmed the identities of both crew members following the weekend tragedy during aerial suppression operations.
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