Three dead in National Guard helicopter crash near Boise
The victims were pilots with the Idaho Army National Guard. They were on a training mission aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk, officials said.
Feb. 3, 2021, 8:45 AM CST / Updated Feb. 3, 2021, 10:43 AM CST
By David K. Li
Three pilots with the Army National Guard were killed when their helicopter crashed during a training mission in southern Idaho on Tuesday night, authorities said.
The victims were on a UH-60 Black Hawk, Maj. Gen. Michael Garshak, adjutant general of Idaho and commander of the Idaho National Guard, said in a statement.
Their names have not been released.
The accident happened just south of Lucky Peak, which is a little more than 10 miles southeast of the state capital in Boise, shortly after 8 p.m. local time, authorities said.
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