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Accident Database: Accident #890
| River: | Elaho |
| Location: | Devil's Elbow |
| Difficulty: | III |
| Accident Code(s): | Tree Pin |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 17 |
| Private/Commercial: | Commercial |
| Boat Type: | Raft |
| Number of Occupants: | 9 |
| Number in Group: | 10 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Natural Strainer or Sieve |
| Initial Report: | See http://news.surfwax.com/outdoors/archives/Life_Jacket.html . |
| Summary: | Alison Roberge, 17, a junior leader in the Girl Guides of Canada, drowned on a commercial raft trip down the Elaho River in British Columbia on May 14th. At Devil’s Elbow rapid their 9-person raft hit a rock and fl ipped, putting her and the fi ve other girls into the water. She was helping two other girls when a safety kayaker picked them up and took them to safety. When he returned to look for Ms. Roberge, she was gone. Although her guides thought that she was headed toward a “safe” area, she was, in fact, swept into a logjam and killed. |
| Link: | http://www.nexopia.com/article.php?id=10368 |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
