Police in southwestern Colorado say a man from British Columbia [Canada] has died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed on Sunday.

The body of 56-year-old Nicholas Dale of Sooke, on southern Vancouver Island, was pulled from his helicopter that went down in the Silver Jack Reservoir, in a remote area southwest of Aspen, Co., according to Adam Murdie with the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office.

Murdie says Dale had been helping firefighters with the Gold Mountain Fire, which has grown to about 148 square kilometres. Dale was the only one in the helicopter at the time.

The global relevance of this:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/republicans-canada-sanctions-wildfire-smoke

Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke

Fires are also blazing across the US and the Trump administration has repealed several climate protections