9 Dead in CA Wildfire Copter Crash [1]
Nine people are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter fighting wildfire in Northern California.
Forests [2]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: AP [5], 08/06/2008
Nine people are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter fighting wildfire in Northern California.
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