The crew were working with firefighters using ropes to rappel from helicopters to reach inaccessible terrain, Metro.co.uk reported.
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The Super Puma was using a water bucket to help quell the fire when it went down southeast of Ostrander Lake.
The’Dome Fire has been raging for nearly a week in Mariposa County and was reported at 15% containment by Monday.
‘It is with unimaginable sadness and broken hearts that we share the loss of two beloved members of our team,’ Precision, the company the pilots were working for, wrote.
‘We are devastated by this loss and are struggling to find the words. We ask for privacy and compassion for their families and our team as we grieve this tremendous loss.’
Roughly 580 people are fighting the Dome Fire, which started September 15 near Wawona, California, according to the National Interagency Fire Centre.
It’s burning on about 4.7 square miles and is about 15% contained.
The lake near the crash site was roughly 9 miles south of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan, and about 7 miles northeast of Wawona.
At least 14 people have died while helping with wildfires in the US this year, the most since 2022 when 25 deaths were recorded, according to government reports.
