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Devyn Gale was identified by her brother Nolan Gale in a social media tribute

By Christy Cooney

BBC News

A 19-year-old firefighter has been killed in western Canada as the country battles its worst season of wildfires on record.

Devyn Gale was struck by a falling tree while working in a remote area near the town of Revelstoke, British Columbia.

Paying tribute, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the news as "heartbreaking".

About 900 wildfires are currently burning across Canada, some 560 of which remain out of control.

Officials said a female firefighter had been found caught under a tree after becoming separated from the rest of her team while clearing an area of brush.

She was airlifted to hospital but died on Thursday.

It marks the first death on the ground since the start of Canada's wildfire season - and reportedly the first in British Columbia since 2015.

In a tribute on Instagram identifying Ms Gale as the woman killed, brother Nolan Gale described her as an "amazing sister".