The pilot died when a fire-fighting plane crashed in north-eastern Portugal.
The single-engine seaplane crashed on Friday afternoon for unknown reasons near the town of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, about 200 kilometers east of Porto, the newspaper Público reported, citing civil defense.
1000 firefighters in action
The 38-year-old pilot André Serra could only be recovered dead.
"He will be remembered for his courage, his bravery and his commitment," said the President's Office in Lisbon in recognition of the pilot who died.
The machine was involved in fighting a forest fire in the Torre de Moncorvo region.
According to civil defense, 13 larger and dozens of smaller fires are currently raging in the popular holiday destination.
However, tourist and larger residential areas were not in danger for the time being.
A total of around 1,000 firefighters are deployed.
The series of fires that started a week ago is being helped by a drought and heat that has been going on for many months.
According to the ICNF, the blaze destroyed more than 25,000 hectares in just one week - the equivalent of about 35,000 soccer fields.
Like neighboring Spain, Portugal suffers from peak temperatures of over 40 degrees.
A total of 33 forest fires were recorded in Spain as of Saturday morning, 14 of which were out of control.
Near Málaga, 2,300 people had to leave their homes in the city of Alhaurín el Grande because of the approaching flames, according to the newspaper "El País".