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Author: NauousDamous   Date: 6/27/2022 12:21:11 PM  +1/-0   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window



Man dies in helicopter crash while fighting Clear Fire




A man is dead after his helicopter crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts on the Clear...

A man is dead after his helicopter crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts on the Clear Fire, according to Alaska State Troopers.(Google Maps)


Published: Jun. 27, 2022 at 2:22 AM AKDT|Updated: 6 hours ago

 



ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man is dead after his helicopter crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts on the Clear Fire, according to Alaska State Troopers.


According to an online dispatch, troopers received a report of the crash near mile marker 280 of the Parks Highway around 7:42 p.m. Sunday evening.


According to troopers, the pilot and sole occupant was identified as 56-year-old Douglas Ritchie of Wasilla.


Troopers say Ritchie was operating a Northern Pioneer Helicopters 1960 Bell 204B “Huey” when it crashed while landing at the Anderson Airport’s helipad.


 
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