Accident Database

Report ID#63807

2022-05-30
accident date
Unidentified Man
victim
n/a
victim age
Saranac River
river
n/a
section
Downriver of south Catherine street bridge, mid river.
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
II
river difficulty
Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
Solo Paddling
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

On May 19th 2022 Plattsburgh city fire department dispatched to an overturned canoe unknown injuries/victims. on arrival crews discovered solo paddler on the shoreline seeking assistance to retrieve her canoe and equipment; which was stuck mid river. paddler was uninjured and properly equipped. crews were able to perform a shallow water crossing and retrieve the equipment. No injuries, no loss of equipment. solo hornbeck pack canoe capsized lodged in shallow rocks mid river. All gear and equipment secured to canoe.