April 25, 2024

Officials say two men injured in helicopter crash

INWOOD — Authorities say two men were injured when their helicopter went down in northwest Iowa.

Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep says the helicopter crashed into a rural Inwood field around 1:20 p.m. Monday after striking an electrical wire. The two were taken to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hospitals. The men’s names haven’t been released.

Vander Stoep says the men had been searching for missing cattle.