Cal Fire Pilot Dies Of Natural Causes While On Duty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Flags will be flown at half-staff at the state capitol to honor a longtime Cal Fire helicopter pilot who died while on duty this week.
A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman said 72-year-old Jerold Bonner was found dead inside his barracks Friday at the Alma Helitack base in Los Gatos.
Amy Head said Bonner died of natural causes.
Bonner served as a Cal Fire helicopter pilot for nearly 16 years and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He lived in the Mojave Desert community of Helendale in San Bernardino County.
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