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2 pilots killed in helicopter crash while battling Dome Fire at Yosemite National Park

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Details about the circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately released.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "2 pilots killed in helicopter crash while battling Dome Fire at Yosemite National Park". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Rams honor NBC4 reporter, pilot killed in helicopter crash".
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Center2 pilots killed in helicopter crash while battling Dome Fire at Yosemite National Park

WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 21, 11:57 PM

2 pilots killed in helicopter crash while battling Dome Fire at Yosemite National Park

Details about the circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately released.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 22, 1:41 AM

Rams honor NBC4 reporter, pilot killed in helicopter crash

The Rams honored NBC4 reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, displaying photos, flowers and a memorial card in the press box.

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SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 21, 11:57 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Sep 22, 1:41 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 7 sources · 1 bucket.