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Accident Database: Accident #529
| River: | American Cr. |
| Section: | Katamai N. P. |
| Location: | Overhanging Branch |
| Water Level: | High |
| Difficulty: | IV |
| Accident Code(s): | Long Swim (L.S.) |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 48 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Commercial |
| Boat Type: | Raft |
| Number of Occupants: | 3 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Initial Report: | On July 12th American Creek in Katamai National Park near King Salmon, Alaska was running high and fast following recent rains. Slim Ray reported that a raft containing a number of prominent Alabama lawyers and politicians was caught by overhanging branches and flipped. All but one person made it to shore; Gary Aildridge, 48, a former Alabama State Senator, was swept downriver and is presumed dead. Fog and high water hampered immediate efforts to recover the body. |
| Report Status: | Completed |
