Accident Database

Report ID#64229

2007-08-05
accident date
Jillian Ward
victim
26
victim age
Wenatchee
river
3. Leavenworth to Monitor
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
III
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Aug. 5, 2007: 26-year-old Jillian Ward, of Selah, while tubing. She was trapped beneath a logjam east of Wenatchee River County Park. Inner-tuber drowns in Wenatchee River Posted: Aug 06, 2007 7:32 PM EDTUpdated: Aug 06, 2007 7:33 PM EDT Associated Press – August 6, 2007 6:15 PM ET WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) – A woman who was inner-tubing in the Wenatchee River was killed when she floated into log jam. Chelan Sheriff Mike Harum says a group of 5 women in their mid-20s were floating down the river yesterday when they hit the log jam at the Sleepy Hollow Bridge. The victim was under the water three hours before her body floated downriver. She has been identified as Jillian Ward of Selah. None of the women were wearing life vests. Information from: Steve Hair/KPQ-AM, http://www.kpq.com/ Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.