Troy first responders rescue fall victim
SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 hours, 23 minutes AGO
A Life Flight Network helicopter lifts off with a patient Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the Williams Creek pullout on U.S. 2, east of Troy. According to a Troy Volunteer Fire Department official, the person was injured in a fall near the Kootenai Falls. Troy Volunteer Ambulance and TVFD crews made the recovery and transported the person to the landing zone. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
First responders from Troy rescued a person who fell near the Kootenai Falls Thursday afternoon.
Troy Volunteer Ambulance and Troy Volunteer Fire Department members made the rescue around mid-afternoon. Ambulance personnel transported the person to a landing zone at the Williams Creek pullout on U.S. 2where a Life Flight Network helicopter took the individual.
It was not immediately known where the person was being taken for treatment, but the helicopter flew west from the scene.
Information about the injured person was not immediately known or circumstances of the fall.
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