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Accident Database: Accident #2436
| River: | Colorado River |
| Section: | |
| Location: | In Eagle Rim Park |
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| Difficulty: | |
| Accident Code(s): | Swim Into Tree |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal |
| Age: | 44 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Years Paddling: | |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Other |
| Boat Manufacturer: | |
| Boat Model: | Inner Tube |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number in Group: | 1 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Other Victim Names: | |
| Hazard Codes: | Natural Strainer or Sieve |
| Initial Report: | Woman dies day after river rescue
By MIKE SACCONE The Daily Sentinel
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
A woman pulled from the Colorado River near Eagle Rim Park on Sunday died Monday afternoon, according to the Mesa County Coroner’s Office.
Rob Kurtzman, a forensic pathologist with the coroner’s office, said 44-year-old Lisa Walker, of Illinois, died at 3:41 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital.
He said the cause of death was drowning.
“We didn’t need to do an autopsy on her; however, our office did investigate the case,” Kurtzman said. “There was no indication that there was foul play.”
Walker, who was rafting down the Colorado River with her family Sunday, fell out of her tube after it became entangled in a tree.
Emergency responders managed to pull her from the river and keep her alive with CPR that day.
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| Report Status: | On Going |
