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Passengers in Tuesday Morning Bitterroot Valley Helicopter Crash Walk Away With Minor Injuries [AUDIO]
All the passengers aboard a private helicopter walked away from a crash-landing near Connor just off Highway 93 South on the south end of the Bitterroot Valley on Tuesday morning, April 2, 2013.
"Deputies responded to a private helicopter crash-landing," Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman said Tuesday afternoon. "I can verify there were multiple passengers, and my understanding is that all aboard survived with minor injuries.' Hoffman added.
"The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have been notified, and will be en route to investigate the crash tomorrow morning," Hoffman said.
Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman
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