First responders traveled to the site using snowmobiles and found two people inside the helicopter, authorities said. One was dead, and the other was taken to a hospital.

According the FAA, the deadly crash involved a Bell 505 helicopter and took place at the Ririe Reservoir in Rexburgh, northeast of Idaho Falls.

The family of the surviving victim of a deadly helicopter crash into Ririe Reservoir in Idhao Thursday is sharing their story after he was released from the hospital Sunday.

BOISE, Idaho — One person died, and another was injured when a helicopter crashed onto the ice at Ririe Reservoir Thursday afternoon, approximately 25 miles east of Idaho Falls. KTVB confirmed with the Bonneville County Coroner Shante Sanchez that the man who died is 59-year-old Bradford Brown from Alpine, Utah.

A coroner has confirmed the identity of the person killed in Thursday’s helicopter crash near Idaho Falls. Bradford Brown, 59, was identified as the man who died in the crash, according to Bonneville County Coroner Shante Sanchez.

The CEO of a Utah company was killed after a helicopter crashed into an Idaho reservoir on Thursday. Bradford Brown of Alpine was killed following the crash into Ririe Reservoir, which is east of Idaho Falls. Another person in the helicopter was transported to the hospital, although their identity and condition has not been released.