Accident Database

Report ID#64097

2020-07-13
accident date
Greg Slocum
victim
47
victim age
Ouachita (5) Rockport Ledge
river
5) Rockport Ledge (PnP)
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Inexperience
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Malvern, AR; The body of Greg Slocum of Little Rock, was recovered on the Ouachita River Thursday morning. Slocum had been tubing with friends when he fell of the tube and disappeared. His body was found by a local resident. The local canoe club Kayakers practice on this ledge daily and every weekend they pull drunk tubers out of a dangerous hydraulic. The Malvern, Arkansas fire department participates in an average of a dozen calls per year but they are not getting reported here. A call to the Malvern Fire department rescue team would probably get you large numbers of serious reports. Malvern Fire Department Address: 1107 S Main St, Malvern, AR 72104 Phone: (501) 332-7611 https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/25/malvern-rescue-team-trains-save-lives-river/