Accident Database

Report ID#65460

2005-05-29
accident date
Marcos Medina
victim
35
victim age
Mokelumne
river
Ponderosa Way to Electra to Hwy 49 Bridge
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
III
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Private
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

On May 29th, Marcos Medina drowned after his raft flipped on California’s Mokelumne River. According to an article on Lodinews.com, most of the group was not wearing life jackets. Several members of the group swam toward shore and grabbed the limbs of overhanging trees. Mr. Medina could not hold on and was swept away. His body was found lodged beneath a strainer. http://www.lawboat.com/news.asp?ID=284