Wreckage of Idaho Guard Copter Is Found

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ida. —  Rescue crews reached the wreckage of a missing Idaho National Guard helicopter Sunday and found only a single member of its four-member crew survived the crash in rugged terrain, a Guard spokesman said.

Maj. Jim Ball said the sole survivor, Sgt. Gary L. Scheer, 29, of Boise, was flown to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He was listed in serious condition with broken bones and internal injuries.

The wreckage of the large “Huey-type” HU-1H helicopter, which was reported missing Saturday afternoon, was located in mountainous terrain about 9:20 a.m. Sunday in the Danskin Peak area about 20 miles north of here.

The search began Saturday after the craft did not return from a training mission. Ball said Sunday that the cause of the crash was being investigated.