Authorities release new details on helicopter crash near Burley

BURLEY – The 4 group progressive successful a chopper clang adjacent Burley Friday nighttime person been treated and released from nan hospital.

The clang happened 25 miles eastbound of Burley successful Cassia County. The U.S. Forest Service antecedently reported nan craft was walking from nan Stockdale Fire successful Nevada to Pocatello for its adjacent assignment.

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Forest Service spokesperson Jared Fisher tells EastIdahoNews.com those who were injured included a aviator and 3 Forest Service firefighters. He did not place them by name, but their injuries were not serious.

An investigation is now underway, truthful further specifications astir nan clang are unavailable. The Bureau of Land Management and nan National Transportation Safety Board are helping pinch nan investigation.