Bodies of US Firefighters Retrieved From Australian Air Crash Site

Bodies of US Firefighters Retrieved From Australian Air Crash Site
Debris seen following the crash of a C-130 air tanker plane after dropping fire retardant, in snowy Mountains, New Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, on Jan. 24, 2020. New South Wales Police/ via Reuters
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The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australia’s remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered, the police said on Jan. 26 as investigators started a probe into the accident.

A spokeswoman for Australia’s New South Wales state police confirmed the recovery to Reuters in an e-mail.