Accident Database: Accident #899

River: Mokelumne
Section: Ponderosa Way to Electra to Hwy 49 Bridge
Water Level: Medium
Difficulty: III
Accident Code(s): No PFD
Injury Code(s): Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal
Age: 35
Experienced/Inexperienced: Inexperienced
Private/Commercial: Private
Boat Type: Raft
Number of Occupants: 2
Number in Group: 6
Number of Victims: 1
Summary: On May 29th, Marcos Medina drowned after his raft flipped on California’s Mokelumne River. According to an article on Lodinews.com, most of the group was not wearing life jackets. Several members of the group swam toward shore and grabbed the limbs of overhanging trees. Mr. Medina could not hold on and was swept away. His body was found lodged beneath a strainer.
Link: http://www.lawboat.com/news.asp?ID=284
Report Status: Completed