Pilot dies after air tanker crashes battling Yosemite wildfire

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Bystanders witness horrific airtanker crash
Bystanders witnessed the horrific crash involving an airtanker near Yosemite that killed a Bay Area pilot.

FRESNO, Calif. -- The airtanker was based out of the Hollister Air Attack Base and had been fighting the Dog Rock Fire near El Portal when officials lost contact with it late Tuesday afternoon.

The pilot's name is not being released until all immediate family has been notified.