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Utah CEO dies in Idaho reservoir helicopter crash

Bradford Brown was founder of ATL Technology.

(Zechariah Judy via Wikimedia Commons) Ririe Reservoir near Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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.

The 59-year-old Brown was the CEO and founder of ATL Technology, according to the East Idaho News. The BYU graduate founded the Springville company which designs and manufactures medical devices in 1993.

Brown was also a board member of BioUtah, whose website said he was a private pilot who flew helicopters and airplanes and had over 4,200 flight hours. It’s not known if Brown was piloting the helicopter at the time of the crash.

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By Jeff Tavss | Fox 13 News