Overview
- Authorities say the children remain in critical condition after being struck shortly before 7 a.m. while waiting for their school bus south of Twin Falls.
- One child was airlifted to St. Luke’s Magic Valley by an Air St. Luke’s helicopter despite hazardous gusts, and the other was transported by ambulance.
- The National Weather Service recorded peak gusts near 68 mph in Twin Falls late Wednesday morning during the broader Northwest wind event.
- The sheriff’s office reported widespread impacts including downed power lines, fallen trees, power outages, and several semi-truck rollovers on Highway 93.
- A family GoFundMe identifies the siblings as Viviana and Porter French and describes severe injuries, including multiple fractures for Porter with a planned hip replacement and facial and skull injuries for Viviana.