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Accident Database: Accident #837
| River: | Wilson’s Creek |
| Water Level: | High |
| Difficulty: | IV |
| Accident Code(s): | Inexperience |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Other |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number in Group: | 3 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | High Water |
| Summary: | Lastly, on the evening of July 5th, two men and a woman decided to go tubing on Wilson’s Creek. This Class IV run near Morganton, North Carolina was running high following heavy rains. The group had been drinking, and they quickly got into trouble. Bystanders rescued two of the party, but a third person slipped away. He washed downstream and presumably drowned. |
| Report Status: | Completed |
