Accident Database

Report ID#65345

1996-07-01
accident date
Mary Neville
victim
57
victim age
Farmington River
river
Satan's Kingdom Gorge
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
II
river difficulty
Foot Entrapment
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

There was a tubing death in the Satan’s Kingdom Gorge of Conneticut’s Farmington River. At normal summer flows this stretch is rated class II. Newspapers reported that the victim, Mary Neville, 57, was wearing a life vest when she disappeared suddenly in fast water. She was held under for 15 minutes before being released. A foot entrapment is suspected.There was a tubing death in the Satan’s Kingdom Gorge of Conneticut’s Farmington River. At normal summer flows this stretch is rated class II. Newspapers reported that the victim, Mary Neville, 57, was wearing a life vest when she disappeared suddenly in fast water. She was held under for 15 minutes before being released. A foot entrapment is suspected.