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  "id": 9010865,
  "title": "Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/two-helicopter-pilots-killed-while-battling-yosemite-fires",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T20:50:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/helicopter-pilots-killed-yosemite-wildfire"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A helicopter assisting in fighting the Dome fire in Yosemite national park crashed on Sunday afternoon Two helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on Sunday afternoon. The pilots were conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres since it ignited last week, when their helicopter crashed around 3pm, according to the Federal…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Yosemite National Park tragedy: 2 pilots killed as helicopter crashes during Dome fire response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/yosemite-national-park-tragedy-2-pilots-killed-as-helicopter-crashes",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:29:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-near-yosemite-killing-both-pilots",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:17:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Helicopter fighting Yosemite National Park fire crashes, killing 2: Officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/helicopter-fighting-yosemite-national-park-fire-crashes-killing-2",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:56:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-near-yosemite-killing-both-pilots-9003229",
        "published": "2026-09-21T20:12:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Two pilots killed as firefighting helicopter crashes in California's Yosemite",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/two-pilots-killed-as-firefighting-helicopter-crashes-in-californias",
        "published": "2026-09-21T23:39:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Firefighting helicopter crashes in Yosemite National Park while battling fire, killing two",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-in-yosemite-national-park-while",
        "published": "2026-09-22T00:50:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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