Accident Database

Report ID#64083

2021-09-17
accident date
Unidentified Man
victim
n/a
victim age
Tama River
river
n/a
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
II
river difficulty
Equipment Trap
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Packraft
boat type
status?
status

Description

Two packrafters were paddling the Class I+ section of the Tama River (western Tokyo) when one paddler snagged on submerged or partly-submerged river debris—metal wire or a loop. The paddler was in their 70s, and it is suspected that their paddle leash snagged the debris. It is not clear if they were in the boat or swimming when they came into contact with the debris. https://thingstolucat.com/2019/08/15/packraft-fatalities/