Watch: Helicopter Crashes while Retrieving Water for Wildfire in Indonesia
A crew member was killed while two pilots survived a helicopter crash while assisting with a wildfire in Indonesia.
The chopper was retrieving water from the river near Borneo when it nose-dived and crashed.
The crew member was from Indonesia while the pilots, from Austrailia and New Zealand, were transported to a hospital for treatment, abc reported.
Another water-bombing helicopter crash last week in Central Kalimantan killed three Indonesian crew members, officials reported, adding that it also crashed while getting water.
Authorities are investigating the crash.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
