FIREFIGHTING CHOPPER CRASHES IN GUNNISON COUNTY, KILLING CANADIAN PILOT

UPDATE

A firefighting helicopter crashed Sunday evening in Gunnison County, killing the pilot, the sheriff's office said.

It went down in Silver Jack Reservoir - in the southwest part of the county - and a dive team recovered the pilot's body.

The K-Max chopper, which crashed at 5:17 p.m., was engaged in firefighting operations at the Gold Mountain wildfire.

The sheriff's office identified the pilot as Nicholas Dale, 56, of Sooks, British Columbia.

Federal authorities are investigating the crash.