A helicopter participating in a forest fire fighting operation crashed in Alberta, western Canada on Wednesday, killing the pilot, Canadian police said Thursday.

The helicopter disappeared from radar early Wednesday afternoon. Its wreckage was found a few hours later near Hague Lake in northern Alberta.

“The helicopter crashed during a bushfire operation,” said Chris Krepski of the Transport Safety Board (TSB), noting that the wreckage was found in a remote location. He added that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident.

“Loggers attempted CPR on the sole occupant of the helicopter,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. The 41-year-old pilot was then taken to Peace River Airport, where he was pronounced dead.

“I am devastated to hear that another Canadian has lost his life fighting the fires,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, paying tribute to the “brave pilot.” “We will never forget the service he gave to this country,” he said via Twitter.

This is the third death in firefighting operations in July. They were preceded by a 25-year-old firefighter and a 19-year-old female firefighter.

Since the beginning of the year, more than 110 million acres have burned in Canada, where 880 fire fronts were active as of Thursday and 540 of them were raging out of control.

Canada, which due to its geographical location is much more quickly affected by global warming compared to the rest of the world, has been experiencing extreme weather events in recent years, the intensity and frequency of which is exacerbated by climate change.