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Accident Database: Accident #687
| River: | Flathead, Middle Fork |
| Section: | 4. West Glacier to Blankenship Bridge |
| Water Level: | Medium |
| Difficulty: | II |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 26 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Raft |
| Number of Occupants: | 2 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Initial Report: | We have sketchy reports of two non-commercial deaths. On July 17th Shane Dunning, 26, died after his small raft flipped on a Class II section of Montana?s Flathead River. According to an AW member who saw TV news reports, the pair were not wearing life vests.
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| Report Status: | Completed |
