Plane comes down hard near Salmon

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Story Published: Jul 21, 2008 at 11:05 PM MDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:30 AM MDT

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SALMON - Two people are lucky to be alive after their plane comes down hard at the Lemhi County airport south of Salmon.

Eyewitness News has confirmed the small plane hit the ground hard at the north end of the runway about 4 p.m. Monday afternoon.

The pilot and the single passenger walked away okay. There were witnesses, but at this point, it is not known why the plane hit the ground.

The accident is still be investigated.

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