| River: | Kenai |
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| Reach #: |
Kenai [AK]
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| Section: | Kenai Lake (Sterling Highway) to Skilak Lake |
| Location: | downstream of the Russian River Bridge |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal |
| Age: | 64 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Other |
| Boat Model: | Drift Boat (fishing) |
| Number of Occupants: | 2 |
| Number in Group: | 1 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Blast rock, Low Head Dam, High Water, Hydraulic/Keeper Hole, Man-made Debris Strainer, Pin/Broach, Rocks that cause blunt trauma, Natural Strainer or Sieve, Water Temp, Waterfall |
| Summary: | Richard Blakeslee Sr., 64, was fishing on the Kenai River with his wife, Jane, when their drift boat capsized. Their boat had been tied to an island. When they untied the boat, it was swept into a log and overturned. Both were pulled from the water by fishermen. Ms. Blakeslee was unharmed; CPR was performed on Mr. Blakeslee, without success. Neither of the two wore a PFD. |
| Link: | http://tinyurl.com/cfwus |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
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