| River: | Chattooga |
| Section: | Section 4 - Route 76 Bridge to Tugaloo Lake Boat Ramp |
| Location: | Hydroelectric Rock |
| Gauge: | 1.6 |
| Water Level: | Medium |
| Difficulty: | V |
| Accident Code(s): | Entrapment |
| Injury Code(s): | Near Drowning |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Experienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Kayak - Unknown |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number in Group: | 9 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Natural Strainer or Sieve |
| Detailed Description: | Stephen Besch reported a scary incident last November on Section IV of North Georgia’s Chatooga River. With the level at a moderate 1.6’, a group of nine reached Jawbone rapid and stopped to scout. The victim, a first-timer, scouted the drop with the group, but once in the river lost track of her line. She hit a small rock in the final drop, spun, and jammed stern first into the pothole at Hydroelectric Rock. She could not get out, and there was a real concern that she and her boat could be pushed deeper into the pothole and held under water. Paddlers immediately swam out to the rock from river left to stabilize the boat. Then a rope was thrown and attached to her broach loop. When group pulled, the boat started to move. The rescuers on the rock pulled her out of the kayak before the boat floated free. |
| Report Status: | Completed |