Tragic Accident: Rigby Woman Dies in Fall Into Snake River

Tragic Accident: Rigby Woman Dies in Fall into Snake River

ALPINE, Wyoming (KIFI) — An 89-year-old Rigby woman died Wednesday after reportedly falling 100 feet into the Snake River near Alpine, Wyoming. Star Valley Search and Rescue Captain Clint Erickson told Local News 8 that the victim, identified as Joyce Balls, was picnicking with her sister and niece along U.S. Highway 26, overlooking the Big Kahuna rapid, a section known popular among white-water rafting enthusiasts. Erickson says the 89-year-old…

Rigby woman dies after falling into Snake River in Wyoming

Star Valley Search & Rescue responds to the Snake River Canyon Wednesday afternoon after an elderly woman from Idaho fell into the water. | Star Valley Search & Rescue STAR VALLEY (SVI News) — The body of an elderly woman from Rigby was recovered by Star Valley Search & Rescue Wednesday afternoon after she fell into the Snake River. Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson said the woman, identified as Joyce Balls, 89, fell over the lookout at Big K…

Idaho Woman Dies After 100-Foot Fall Into Snake River Near Alpine

An 89-year-old Idaho woman died Wednesday when she fell 100 feet into the Snake River near Alpine, Wyoming. She was picnicking with family when she “lost…