Pilot Killed in Crash at New Zealand Wildfire

Helicopter went down while fighting Port Hills fires

 

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (stuff.co.nz) – The pilot of a helicopter has died after it crashed in Christchurch’s Port Hills while battling a blaze.

A man died in a helicopter crash while fighting the Christchurch Port Hills fires.

Police confirmed a helicopter went down in the area above the Sugarloaf car park just after 2.30pm on Tuesday.

Superintendent Lane Todd confirmed the pilot, a man, had died.

 

See also  Dry Tinderbox Conditions Raise Concern About New England Drought

Topics

Subscribe to Our Monthly Newsletter

Stay in the loop with our wildland newsletter.

Helicopter went down while fighting Port Hills fires   CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (stuff.co.nz) – The pilot of a helicopter has died after it crashed in Christchurch’s Port Hills while battling a blaze. A man died in a helicopter crash while fighting the Christchurch Port Hills fires. Police confirmed a helicopter went down in the area […]

Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Related Articles

Homeless Camp in OR National Forest to Be Cleared

Homeless Camp in OR National Forest to Be Cleared

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday is set to evict dozens of homeless people living in an encampment in a federal forest in central Oregon. The federal agency has been working for years on plans to close part of the Deschutes National Forest near...