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Pocatello man dies in paramotor crash

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Published 3:50 PM

The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office reports a Pocatello man died in a paramotor crash Tuesday around 3:50 p.m.

Sheriff’s deputies, Leadore EMTs and Salmon Search and Rescue located the crash in an open area east of the Gilmore Townsite.

Officials say Westley Portwood, 40, was the operator of the paramotor.

Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and Portwood succumbed to his injuries sustained from the crash.

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