Accident Database: Accident #762
| River: | Payette, S. Fork |
| Section: | 4 - The Staircase Run (Deer Creek turnout to Banks) |
| Location: | Staircase Rapids |
| Difficulty: | III |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 27 |
| Boat Type: | Inflatable Kayak |
| Number of Occupants: | 3 |
| Number in Group: | 3 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Initial Report: | See http://boatertalk.com/forum/BoaterTalk/225474 and http://tinyurl.com/7s8xe. On Aug. 14, a 27-year-old New Zealand woman drowned while rafting the Class IV Staircase Rapids on the South Fork of the Payette. Caroline Granger was with her sister and a friend in an inflatable kayak when she fell out of the craft and into the water. The three women, who were in a boat intended for only two paddlers, were not wearing life jackets or helmets. Ms. Granger fell out of the boat, hit her head on a rock, and disappeared. The three women had been expecting a run similar to the easier Boise River. They were not prepared for the serious whitewater that they encountered. |
| Link: | http://tinyurl.com/7s8xe |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |