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Accident Database: Accident #827
| River: | Great Miami |
| Difficulty: | VI |
| Accident Code(s): | Lowhead Dam |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 9 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Open Canoe |
| Number of Occupants: | 3 |
| Number in Group: | 3 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Low Head Dam |
| Summary: | There were two more drownings at a dam on the Great Miami River near Dayton, Ohio. The first accident occurred on August 15th and involved a father and his two sons in a canoe. According to the AW’s Doug Sauer, who watched the TV news and sent web postings, they capsized in the backwash after they tried to recover balls that were caught there. The father and one of his boys survived, but a second 9-year-old son did not. |
| Report Status: | Completed |
