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Accident Database: Accident #883
| River: | Granite Creek |
| Water Level: | Flood |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 24 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Open Canoe |
| Number of Occupants: | 3 |
| Number in Group: | 3 |
| Number of Victims: | 2 |
| Other Victim Names: | Luke Agosta, 21 |
| Hazard Codes: | High Water |
| Summary: | On December 29th of 2004 Brian Gianelli, 24, and Luke Agosta, 21, tried to take an open canoe down a flooded Granite Creek near Prescott, Arizona. According to an article in the Arizona Republic, witnesses watched as the pair, who were not wearing life vests, got “swallowed” by a powerful eddy. A third paddler swam ashore and called for help. |
| Link: | http://horizons.eraunews.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=41fbf00c6d86b |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
