BLACKFOOT — Bingham County Sheriff deputies responded to a plane crash in the Snake River Sunday evening near the area of the Porterville Bridge.

Initial information received indicated the pilot, and sole occupant of the aircraft, had made contact at a nearby residence at about 6 p.m. to ask for help. He had suffered non life-threatening injuries, according to a Bingham County news release.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, was treated at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, according to Bingham County Sheriff Chief Deputy Jordyn Nebeker.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene to address the logistics of retrieving the aircraft. For safety reasons, the plane will remain at the scene until Monday morning. The aircraft is secure in the water, and clearly vis

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