Helicopter pilot dies fighting wildfire in Northwest Territories [Video]

A helicopter pilot has died while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories. The Northwest Territories flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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YELLOWKNIFE – A helicopter pilot has died while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories.

Transportation Safety Board officials had said an aircraft operated by Great Slave Helicopters crashed Friday at the Fort Good Hope airport.

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