On January 27, 2018 Benjamin M. Poirier died in a helicopter accident near Pomeroy, Washington. Poirier was working for Hells Canyon Helicopters under contract with the Washington State Division of Wildlife to capture and radiocollar mule deer. Pilot Blake Malo, 33, of Clarkston, Washington, and another crew member, Garrett Bradshaw, 30, of Eagle Point, Oregon, were injured and were taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston.
He was born March 14, 1998 in Thornton, Colorado.
Sources: Associated Press story, January 30, 2018. Loveland (CO) Reporter-Herald, February 6, 2018.