Overview

• Powell County officials received a report of a possible downed aircraft around 4:30 p.m. Friday in northern Powell County.
• Malmstrom Air Force Base crews searched into the night, and an Air Force helicopter located the wreckage around 9 a.m. Saturday in the Youngs Creek area northeast of Seeley Lake.
• The pilot and two passengers were found dead at the scene, and authorities have not released their names.
• WAFF 48 in Alabama reports the victims were a man and two of his daughters from that state, a detail not confirmed by officials.
• Sheriff Gavin Roselles has turned the inquiry over to the FAA and NTSB as local teams secure the rugged site and support recovery.