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Accident Database: Accident #387

River: Yuba, N. Fk.
Section: Rossaco Canyon
Water Level: High
Difficulty: V
Accident Code(s): Swim to Entrapment
Injury Code(s): Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal
Experienced/Inexperienced: Inexperienced
Private/Commercial: Commercial
Boat Type: Raft
Number of Victims: 1
Detailed Description:

On July 2 four commercial rafts flipped on the Rossaco Canyon run of the North Fork of the Yuba at a high level. When the survivors were pulled in and assembled, a head count was taken and one person was missing. A search team turned up the victim's life vest and helmet; the body was recovered the next day. A broken leg, combined with the missing gear, indicates that a foot entrapment probably occurred.

 

Report Status: Completed