Accident Database: Accident #881
| River: | Oconee |
| Section: | Middle |
| Location: | near the Water Pollution Control Plant on Will Hunter Road |
| Gauge: | 15 feet above normal |
| Water Level: | Flood |
| Difficulty: | IV |
| Accident Code(s): | Tree Pin |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 20 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Raft |
| Number of Occupants: | 4 |
| Number in Group: | 4 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Natural Strainer or Sieve |
| Initial Report: | http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/09/20/414e37eb80c97 http://www.13wmaz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=7529 http://tinyurl.com/a85ux http://tinyurl.com/8n3sn |
| Summary: | The Oconee River was running extremely high on September 17, 2004, following Hurricane Ivan. Alicia Stramiello, 20, a student at the University of Georgia, was running the river in a raft with friends when it flipped at a pipe which stretches across the river. One rafter reached shore and called authorities; the other three were stuck on a debris pile in midriver. A witness saw Ms. Stramiello disappearing under the water. Her body was found two days later, still trapped under the pipeline. |
| Link: | http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/09/20/414e37eb80c97 |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |