4 people taken to hospital after helicopter “incident” near Burley
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BURLEY — A helicopter incident occurred 25 miles east of Burley in Cassia County Friday night.
The aircraft was traveling from the Stockdale Fire in Nevada to Pocatello for its next assignment, according to a news release from US Forest Service.
Emergency crews responded to the incident to evaluate and transport the four persons onboard to the hospital. Crews remained on site Friday night assessing the situation.
Further details about the incident have not been released.
EastIdahoNews.com will update this story as we receive more information.
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