Three women rescued after car plunges into Salmon River

STANLEY, Idaho (KIFI)—Three women were rescued from their car after it went into the Salmon River near Mormon Bend on State Highway 75, east of Stanley.

The Custer County Sheriff's office was notified of the crash at 5:51 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. It took rescue crews over an hour to get the occupants safely into a lifeboat. The woman were then transported by ambulance to a hospital. Their condition is unknown.

The car was being removed from the river on Friday morning.

The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.