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Accident Database: Accident #791
| River: | Hoosic |
| Section: | Schaghticoke Dam to Powerhouse |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 34 |
| Boat Type: | Open Canoe |
| Number of Occupants: | 2 |
| Number in Group: | 2 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Summary: | William Peace, 34, was canoeing with a fellow turkey hunter on New York's Hoosic River on April 16th. Neither man was wearing a PFD when the pair "unexpectedly" encountered rapids near the Vermont state line and flipped. Peace's partner, who was able to grab a floating life vest, made it ashore in time to see his friend and the canoe being carried around a bend. A motorist witnessed the accident and called police. Rescuers found the boat stuck in riverside brush near the site of the capsizing and the body a mile and a half downriver. |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
