An Army and Air Force veteran, died after the Air Tractor crashed. He was conducting drops on the Kruger Rock Fire that was burning in steep terrain too dangerous for firefighters near the town of Estes Park, in the mountains west of Loveland,
The pilot of a firefighting aircraft helping to battle a Colorado wildfire was making one final pass over the blaze Tuesday whenMarc Thor Olson, an Army and Air Force veteran, died after the Air Tractor AT-802A went down about 6:40 p.m.
"The pilot told ground resources it was turbulent over the fire, conditions were not ideal to make a drop, and that he was going to make one more pass and then return to Loveland," the sheriff’s office said in a statement. "Moments later, at approximately 6:37 p.m., ground resources heard the plane crash."The Kruger Rock Fire broke out southeast of Estes Park, a town of around 6,000 about 25 miles west of Loveland, Tuesday morning.
Some evacuation orders were lifted or downgraded to voluntary Wednesday, and the U.S. Forest Service said cooler weather and lighter winds were aiding firefighters.NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver reportedCO Fire Aviation said Olson had more than 8,000 flight hours and 1,000 hours of night-vision flight. The company said it is fully cooperating with investigators and is deeply saddened by his loss.
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