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Accident Database: Accident #2342
| River: | Fox River |
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| Accident Code(s): | Lowhead Dam |
| Injury Code(s): | Near Drowning |
| Age: | 27 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Years Paddling: | |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Kayak - Unknown |
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| Number of Occupants: | 0 |
| Number in Group: | 0 |
| Number of Victims: | 0 |
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| Hazard Codes: | Low Head Dam, Hydraulic/Keeper Hole |
| Initial Report: | Photos showed an ocean kayak caught in the backwash of a 2' high low-head dam. The pair clearly did not recognise the danger. ccw |
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| Report Status: | Completed |
