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- Crash occurred at 7: 45 p.m.Shasta-Trinity National Forest: Statement on the helicopter crash (August 6, 2008)
- Location: 15 miles NW of Junction City, California
- Assigned to the Iron Complex of the Shasta-Trinity National ForestOregonlive.com: Eight Oregon-based firefighters feared dead in copter crash (August 6, 2008)
- Operated by Carson Helicopters Inc.Oregonlive.com: Eight Oregon-based firefighters feared dead in copter crash (August 6, 2008)
- 13 people aboard: 11 firemen and two crew membersThe New York Times: 9 Feared Dead in Calif. Copter Crash (August 6, 2008)
- Four people have been recovered and taken to area hospitalsShasta-Trinity National Forest: Statement on the helicopter crash (August 6, 2008)
- Missing people are believed to be deadCNN.com: 9 believed dead, 4 injured in firefighter helicopter crash (August 6, 2008)
- Helicopter was destroyed in the crashABC News: Nine Believed Dead in Helicopter Crash (August 6, 2008)
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A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter from Oregon crashed en-route to help with California wildfires on August 5, 2008.
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Quotes
"We still have people unaccounted for and we are working in close cooperation with the Trinity County Sheriff's Department. The location of the incident is within the Trinity Alps Wilderness. This area is steep, remote and rugged and difficult to access."—Sharon Heywood, Shasta-Trinity National Forest SupervisorShasta-Trinity National Forest: Statement on the helicopter crash (August 6, 2008)"The helicopter was carrying firefighters from one part of the fire to another when it went down amid dense smoke for unknown reasons."—Bob Madden, Carson Helicopters Inc. spokesmanOregonlive.com: Eight Oregon-based firefighters feared dead in copter crash (August 6, 2008)
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California Firefighter Helicopter Crash Questions
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