The Idaho Mountain Search & Rescue Unit is sharing new details about its recovery effort after a vehicle went into the Payette River on Saturday, Sept. 20. Idaho State Police say a 45-year-old Caldwell man died in the crash.
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According to the rescue unit, the man exited the vehicle and was pinned downstream, with his foot trapped under a rock in strong current. Rescue crews used specialized rope systems to raise and lower equipment, position a rescue raft, and bring the man to shore.
The Idaho Mountain Search & Rescue Unit says 15 volunteers worked through the night with Garden Valley Fire, Idaho State Police, Idaho Transportation Department, and the Boise County Coroner…