BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Governor Brad Little ordered U.S. and State of Idaho flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Isabella Oscarson, an Idaho Department of Lands fire crew member was was struck by a falling tree.

"Idahoans are grieving the loss of Isabella Oscarson, a promising young woman whose life was cut far too short while serving the people of Idaho as a wildland firefighter," Governor Little said in a press release. "Her loss is felt deeply by the firefighting community and beyond."

Oscarson died late Friday, September 26 while fighting a fire in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. She was a seasonal employee from Minnesota.

Flags will remain at half-staff until sunrise on Sunday, October 5.

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