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Accident Database: Accident #955
| River: | Snake |
| Section: | West Table Dock to Sheep Gulch (Alpine Canyon) |
| Location: | Lunch Counter Rapid |
| Water Level: | Medium |
| Difficulty: | IV- |
| Accident Code(s): | Entrap. (No PFD) |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal, Fatal |
| Age: | 13 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Years Paddling: | <1 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | From Shore |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Water Temp |
| Summary: | On July 3, 1999 a teenager on shore near Lunch Counter Rapid in
Wyoming ’s
Snake River
Canyon reportedly threw a dead fish at a group of passing rafters. The fish hit a woman in the face. Her boyfriend came ashore, grabbed the teenager, and pitched him into the water. The boy, who was not wearing a life vest, floated downriver for some distance before he drowned. The boyfriend is now facing manslaughter charges.
SOURCE: Paddler Magazine; Doug Van Houten
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| Detailed Description: |
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| Report Status: | Completed |
