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Accident Database: Accident #920
| River: | French Broad |
| Section: | 9. Barnard to Hot Springs |
| Location: | Stackhouse |
| Water Level: | High |
| Accident Code(s): | Long Swim (L.S.) |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Raft |
| Number of Occupants: | 4 |
| Number in Group: | 4 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | High Water |
| Summary: | In the East, a man drowned on the French Broad River on July 9th. The river was running high following heavy rains when four men got on the river in a small raft. The boat flipped in the vicinity of Stackhouse and one person was washed downstream to his death. |
| Link: | http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050710/NEWS01/50709015/1001 |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
