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Accident Database: Accident #867
| River: | Guadalupe |
| Section: | near Comfort, TX |
| Location: | dam near the Haven River Inn |
| Water Level: | High |
| Accident Code(s): | Lowhead Dam |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 41 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Kayak - Unknown |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number in Group: | 3 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Low Head Dam |
| Summary: | On July 11, 2004, Kenneth Mark Schmidt was kayaking with two friends on the Guadalupe River near Comfort, Texas. When they encountered a low-head dam, they scouted and decided to run it. The first ran it successfully; Schmidt flipped quickly and was sucked under, presumably by the dam's backwash. His body was recovered the following day. |
| Link: | http://web.dailytimes.com/story.lasso?wcd=11423 |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
