The Associated Press
CUT BANK, Mont. — The body of a Montana firefighter who was killed when two medical helicopters collided in Arizona over the weekend has been returned to Montana.
Michael MacDonald was fighting wildfires with his Browning-based hot shot crew when he was bitten by an insect Friday. He was killed Sunday in the helicopter crash as he was being transported to a hospital to be treated for a severe allergic reaction. He was 1 of 6 people killed in the crash.
The 26-year-old MacDonald was the first member of his group to die in the line of duty. His body was returned to Montana yesterday on a Forest Service smokejumpers' airplane.
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