Utah helicopter crash: New report details what happened moments before pilots died fighting Widemouth 2 Fire

A cause has not yet been determined, and the crash remains under investigation.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoke from the Widemouth 2 Fire is seen from Fillmore on Thursday, Aug. 6, the day before a pair of pilots operating a helicopter working to fight the fire fatally crashed.

Utah helicopter crash: New report details what happened moments before pilots died fighting Widemouth 2 Fire

A cause has not yet been determined, and the crash remains under investigation.

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