Helicopter fighting Utah wildfire crashes with two people onboard, officials say

A Sikorsky S64 helicopter battling a wildfire near Richfield in central Utah crashed on Friday morning with two people onboard, federal aviation authorities say. The Guardian reports rescuers have not yet been able to reach the crash site, and the US Forest Service has asked for patience while response efforts continue, declining to comment on the condition of the two missing passengers.

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