Rain triggers landslide, prompts road closure

Emergency responders were called in to rescue four adults, a child and their pets after they were stranded in the South Fork of the Boise River where the river had flooded Featherville-Ketchum Road.

A section of Featherville-Ketchum Road northeast of Mountain Home remains closed this week after rain showers last week triggered a landslide involving 1,600 feet of road.

Located approximately 14 miles east of Featherville, the road is impassable and prevents travel between Big Smoky and Featherville, said Carol Brown, environmental coordinator with the U.S. Forest Service.

While vehicles can drive up to the closure near the washout, there is limited room to turn around, Brown said. Trailers or other long vehicles must turn around at Boardman Creek on the east side of the washout or on Skeleton Creek on the west side of the washout.

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