An Arizona pilot was killed in the crash of a U.S. Forest Service helicopter in the mountains above Kanosh.

The crash occurred about eight miles south of Fillmore and northeast of Kanosh on Tuesday, but the cause was not clear.Killed was Thomas George Klein, 44, of Prescott, Ariz., according to Millard County dispatcher Jill Christensen.

Klein was taken to Fillmore Community Medical Center, where he died about 5:50 p.m. He was flying a Bailey 47 Soloy helicopter.

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