By: Christa Swanson, Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado
A 56-year-old Canadian pilot who crashed into a Colorado reservoir in a firefighting helicopter and died over the weekend has been identified.
Nicholas Dale, a frontline federal contracted fire aviation pilot from Sooke, British Columbia, was killed on Sunday when his aircraft crashed into the Silver Jack Reservoir in western Colorado. He was involved in the battle against the Gold Mountain Fire. His body was later recovered from the aircraft, a K-MAX helicopter.
The Gunnison Sheriff’s Office says the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash.
The sheriff’s office said in a news release it “offers its deepest condolences to Mr. Dale’s family, friends, and fellow wildfire-fighting personnel during this incredibly difficult time.”
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