Terrace pilot killed in helicopter crash while fighting wildfire in Greece

A Danish pilot living in Terrace has been killed in a helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire west of Athens, Greece on Aug. 2, 2026.
Two helicopters, one piloted by Rune Kyndal, 46, came into contact with each other in midair, European news agencies report.
Kyndal and a Greek firefighting coordinator were killed when their helicopter crashed. The British pilot of the second helicopter made an emergency landing and he and a Greek coordinator are now in hospital.
Kyndal had worked as a heli-sk