Accident Database

Report ID#64987

2024-06-02
accident date
Unidentified Woman
victim
16
victim age
Crow River
river
n/a
section
Hanover, Minnesota
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
I
river difficulty
Swim into Strainer
cause code(s)
Near Drowning
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Girl nearly drowns in paddle board accident on Crow River Learfield Wire Service Jun 4 2024 (Hanover, MN) — A 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after being pulled underwater while paddle boarding on the Crow River Sunday near Hanover in Wright County. Deputies say the victim and her mother were on paddle boards and a 15-year-old boy was in a kayak when they collided with trees overhanging into the river. They all fell into water and the woman and boy were able to get free, but the girl became stuck underwater. Her father and a bystander pulled her from the river and first responders were able to get a pulse before she was airlifted to the U of M Children’s Hospital. The report indicates she was wearing a life jacket.