Incident report
Helicopter crash near Yosemite National Park, California, United States
fatal2020-09-202 fatalities
Summary
Two firefighters were killed on Sunday, September 20, in a helicopter crash related to the Dome Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California. The fire had burned approximately 3,795 acres and was 15% contained at the time of reporting.
Incident details
Date
2020-09-20
Location
Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Operator type
government
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
unknown
Weather
UNKNOWN
Source
mercurynews.com ↗37.5000, -119.5000
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Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
Sourcemercurynews.com
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