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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. (AP) — One person died and another was hurt
when their helicopter crashed Thursday onto a frozen reservoir
in southeast Idaho, authorities said.
Multiple agencies responded to the Ririe Reservoir east of Idaho
Falls in the late afternoon, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s
Office said in a statement.
First responders traveled to the site using snowmobiles and
found two people inside the helicopter, it said. One was dead,
and the other was taken to a hospital for treatment and expected
to survive.
Deputies secured the area and notified the Federal Aviation
Association and National Transportation Safety Board, the
sheriff's office said.
Deputies located a downed power line in the area, according to
the sheriff's office. The cause of the crash was under
investigation.
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