Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire in Utah are dead , officials say

The pilots of a helicopter fighting a wildfire in Utah were killed when their aircraft crashed on Friday morning. According to the Sevier County Sheriff, the incident involved a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter that went down while engaged in firefighting operations.

The crash occurred during active efforts to combat a wildfire in the state, resulting in the fatalities of the flight crew aboard the aircraft.