Pilot rescued after plane crashes into Palisades Reservoir

Pilot rescued after plane crashes into Palisades Reservoir

Just after 11 am this morning, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies and Star Valley Rescue were dispatched to the Palisades Reservoir near the Alpine Airport to a report of an airplane that went down in the water. A boater was able to get to the plane and rescue the pilot, who was the only one on board. The pilot was transported to the Star Valley Emergency Center but was not injured in the crash.

Plane crashed into the Palisades Reservoir; pilot uninjured in the crash

A plane crashed into the Palisades Reservoir Monday morning | Courtesy photo SWAN VALLEY — A plane crashed into the Palisades Reservoir Monday morning. The pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Bryan Lovell told EastIdahoNews.com the crash occurred at around 11:11 a.m., when the pilot was attempting to land at the Alpine Airport in Alpine, Wyoming. Lovell said a community member in a boa…