Accident Database

Report ID#64231

2023-06-03
accident date
Unidentified Teen Boy
victim
n/a
victim age
Colorado
river
Colorado - 04. State Bridge to Burns
section
Bond CO
location
1800 cfs
gage
Medium
water level
II+
river difficulty
Equipment Trap
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

ACCIDENT DATE:Jun 3, 2023 VICTIM NAME(s):Unidentified Boy STATE:Colorado RIVER:Colorado River – State Bridge to Burns LOCATION:Bond CO GAUGE READING:1800 cfs; DIFFICULTY:II+ A small 12-13′ self bailing raft with a fishing frame with drop anchor off the stern. I was told that the anchor deployed and caught on the bottom of the river in a swift and deep section of the river very near Bond CO. The anchor pulled the stern of the boat down into the water and the force of the current ripped the raft out from underneath the frame. Father and son were on the boat, father swam to shore but son was entrapped on frame. I responded as a rescuer. We pulled the child from the entrapment on the raft frame but he was pronounced deceased on scene by paramedics. Life jacket was in use but had to be removed to free child from entrapment.& Frame successfully removed from the river.