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BC wildfires: 19-year-old firefighter struck and killed by fallen tree while clearing brush

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A 19-year-old firefighter struck and killed by a fallen tree in a remote area outside of Revelstoke, B.C., on Thursday has now been identified. Global News has learned the firefighter was Devyn Gale.

B.C.’s Premier, David Eby, confirmed on Friday that her family has been notified and they are asking for privacy at this time.

RCMP said the wildland firefighter was working alongside a team clearing brush where a small fire had started. Gale became separated from her fellow firefighters and was then discovered caught under a fallen tree.

Global's Troy Charles has more on how it happened and the tributes now pouring in.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9833254/bc-firefighter-killed-fallen-tree/

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