Accident Database

Report ID#65359

2005-04-17
accident date
Jason Ray
victim
30
victim age
Snake (C) Cross Lake to confluence with St. Croix R.
river
C) Cross Lake to confluence with St. Croix R. (12 miles)
section
low-head dam just east of Pine City
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Cold Water
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

Another kayaker drowned on April 17th at a low-head dam on Minnesota’s Snake River. An Associated Press article said that the four friends who portaged the dam found Jason Ray, 30, floating facedown in the river. He had presumably been recirculated in the hydraulic until he lost consciousness. Rescue workers took him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_108124456.html