Fourth crash victim named

McCALL, Idaho – The fourth victim of a helicopter crash that killed three Payette National Forest firefighters and their pilot has been identified as Lillian M. Patten, 34, of Olympia.

She died in the crash Sunday along with Michael Gene Lewis, 37, of Cascade, Idaho; Monica Lee Zajanc, 27, of Boise; and pilot Quin R. Stone, 42, of Emmett, Idaho.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth on Tuesday extended sympathy to family and friends of the four killed.

“As fires continue to rage throughout the Western states, we are reminded that firefighting is a dangerous business,” Bosworth said. “No piece of land or anyone’s home is worth the loss of life. Our firefighters’ and the public’s safety is and always will be our first priority.”