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Accident Database: Accident #856
| River: | Appomattox |
| Section: | Brasfield Dam |
| Difficulty: | VI |
| Accident Code(s): | Waterfall |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 43 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Other |
| Boat Model: | Jet-ski |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Low Head Dam |
| Summary: | On June 17, 2004, 43-year-old Mark Loverdi ran his jet-ski over the 50-foot-high Brasfield Dam at the spillway where "Lake" Chesdin empties into the Appomattox River. His body was recovered hours later, around midnight. He was found to have died of blunt-force trauma. |
| Conclusions: | Mr. Loverdi was from New York, visiting friends in the Richmond area. It is not known why he went over the dam, which was clearly marked with buoys. |
| Link: | http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2271&dept_id=462946&newsid=12014855&PAG=461&rfi=9 |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
