Australian helicopter pilot Thomas Frith dies in crash while fighting bush fires in Canada

A Great Slave Helicopters pilot, an Australian expatriot whose helicopter crashed near Fort Good Hope Airport, Northwest Territories, on June 28th while fighting wildfires that forced thousands to evacuate, has died of his injuries.

Australian helicopter pilot Thomas Frith dies in crash while fighting bush fires in Canada

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