Accidents
Another Firefighting Bell 212 Down
The sole occupant pilot survived the crash of a firefighting Bell 212 into California's Lake Shastina.

Another firefighting 1970s vintage Bell 212 has crashed. But unlike the crash in Canada last week, this time the pilot survived, swimming to safety after making what is being characterized as an emergency landing in California’s Lake Shastina on Wednesday. The pilot, the sole occupant, was coming in for a water pickup when witnesses reported hearing a loud boom, followed by the helicopter settling into the water and momentarily floating atop before sinking.


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