The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a
plane crash earlier this week in Australia's remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered, the
police said on Saturday as investigators started probe into the accident.
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A spokeswoman for Australia's New South Wales state police confirmed the recovery to Reuters in an e-mail.
"They have been taken for a post mortem examination to confirm ID," the spokeswoman said.