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Accident Database: Accident #700
| River: | Loyalsock |
| Section: | Lower Near Barboursville |
| Water Level: | Medium |
| Difficulty: | II |
| Accident Code(s): | Swim Into Tree |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 59 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Experienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Kayak - Unknown |
| Number of Occupants: | 2 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Initial Report: | In late June there were two more fatalities involving inexperienced paddlers and strainers.The next day Gretchen Nyce, 59, was paddling the Class I-II Lower Loyalsock Creek near Barbours when she and her husband flipped their K-2. According to articles in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette forwarded by Russ Cowles, she was swept under a strainer and disappeared completely. The water level was 5.6’ at Loyalsockville, Pa., which is medium-high. Her husband thought he saw her go under a log as he was carried downriver. He made it to shore, searched the area, and notified authorities when he was unsuccessful. Her body was located after a five-hour search by shore based rescuers, boats, and dive units.
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| Report Status: | Completed |
