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Accident Database: Accident #530
| River: | Chattahoochee |
| Section: | Near Atlanta |
| Location: | Soon after launching |
| Water Level: | High |
| Difficulty: | II |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Kayak - Unknown |
| Number of Occupants: | 2 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Summary: | On April 23, 1998 a K-2 flipped soon after launching on the
Chattahoochie
River
near
Atlanta
. One man made it to shore, but the other, Charles Huggins, disappeared. Local kayak racers joined dive team members in searching the area but found nothing. A construction worker at a bridge project found Huggins’ body on May 6. Neither man was wearing a PFD. |
| Report Status: | Completed |
