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Pilot killed in Oregon wildfire was ex-Montana State player

| August 26, 2020 1:27 PM

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed while fighting an Oregon wildfire was a former basketball player at Montana State University and flew search and rescue missions for the Gallatin County sheriff's office, authorities said Wednesday.

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