{"id":4864,"date":"2026-08-03T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:48:21","slug":"as-crews-battled-devastating-wildfires-an-unexpected-mid-air-collision-added-to-the-chaos-see-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864","title":{"rendered":"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos&#8230; See more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dramatic video shows the moment two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a massive wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, Greece. The aircraft were carrying out water drops when they crashed mid-air.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopters were Bell 214ST models assisting emergency crews as strong winds and extreme heat fueled the fast-moving blaze. One helicopter crashed after the collision, while the other managed to make an emergency landing.<\/p>\n<p>Two crew members\u2014a Danish pilot and a Greek liaison officer\u2014lost their lives. The other two crew members survived, and emergency responders quickly reached the crash site.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the collision. The video of the incident has spread widely online, highlighting the extraordinary risks faced by aerial firefighting crews during wildfire operations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4864-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"1278\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2helicopterscrash.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2helicopterscrash.mp4\">https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2helicopterscrash.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dramatic video shows the moment two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a massive wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, Greece. The aircraft were carrying out water&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos... See more - Daily Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos... See more - Daily Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A dramatic video shows the moment two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a massive wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, Greece. The aircraft were carrying out water...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Daily Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-03T16:45:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-03T16:48:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1173\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"860\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2a70c915d456a633818b0ddb88a47b11\"},\"headline\":\"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos&#8230; See more\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T16:45:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-03T16:48:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864\"},\"wordCount\":153,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864\",\"name\":\"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos... See more - Daily Post\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T16:45:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-03T16:48:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2a70c915d456a633818b0ddb88a47b11\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png\",\"width\":1173,\"height\":860},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?p=4864#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos&#8230; See more\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"Daily Post\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2a70c915d456a633818b0ddb88a47b11\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/527adb31542c302d0c7ebbdb2e616be8fcdf1f1910b44d900e8233a513383118?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/527adb31542c302d0c7ebbdb2e616be8fcdf1f1910b44d900e8233a513383118?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/527adb31542c302d0c7ebbdb2e616be8fcdf1f1910b44d900e8233a513383118?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailypost71.net\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos... See more - Daily Post","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos... See more - Daily Post","og_description":"A dramatic video shows the moment two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a massive wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, Greece. The aircraft were carrying out water...","og_url":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864","og_site_name":"Daily Post","article_published_time":"2026-08-03T16:45:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-03T16:48:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1173,"height":860,"url":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2a70c915d456a633818b0ddb88a47b11"},"headline":"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos&#8230; See more","datePublished":"2026-08-03T16:45:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-03T16:48:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864"},"wordCount":153,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png","articleSection":["Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864","url":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864","name":"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos... See more - Daily Post","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png","datePublished":"2026-08-03T16:45:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-03T16:48:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2a70c915d456a633818b0ddb88a47b11"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/we5g1vsf51few1f25ewf1ewf15ewf1-1.png","width":1173,"height":860},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?p=4864#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"As Crews Battled Devastating Wildfires, An Unexpected Mid-Air Collision Added To The Chaos&#8230; See more"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/","name":"Daily Post","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2a70c915d456a633818b0ddb88a47b11","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/527adb31542c302d0c7ebbdb2e616be8fcdf1f1910b44d900e8233a513383118?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/527adb31542c302d0c7ebbdb2e616be8fcdf1f1910b44d900e8233a513383118?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/527adb31542c302d0c7ebbdb2e616be8fcdf1f1910b44d900e8233a513383118?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/dailypost71.net"],"url":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4867,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions\/4867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost71.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}