HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS
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Feb 03, 2021 10:13 AM EST
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed just shortly after 8 PM on Tuesday, killing three Idaho Army National Guard personnel.
The crash happened near Boise, just south of Lucky Peak.
According to a news released by officials, all three members of the Idaho National Guard who died were pilots and were in the middle of a routine training flight.
In a report by ABC News, Idaho Army National Guard's state aviation officer, Col. Christopher Burt, they were last in contact with the aircraft at around 7:45. After which, at around 8 o'clock, the aircraft's Emergency Transmitter Locator device was activated and prompted recovery procedures.