GEM COUNTY, Idaho (CBS2) — Gem County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the jet ski park turnout on the Payette River, west of Montour in Gem County, for a report of a small plane crash on Tuesday at approximately 10:58 a.m.
Preliminary information indicates that a small plane clipped a power line and crashed upon the ice in the river. Two male occupants were aboard, and both were fatally injured in the crash.
Gem County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Gem County Fire and EMS responded to the incident and remained on scene. Idaho Power is also working with first responders to restore power to the lines as soon as the scene is secure.
Gem County Sheriff’s Office reports that there are no closures along Highway 52.
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This crash is under investigation by the Gem County Sheriff’s Office.
