Accident Database

Report ID#65526

2005-07-31
accident date
Renee Wyser-Pratte
victim
34
victim age
McKenzie
river
4. Leaburg Dam to Hayden Bridge
section
Junction with the Mohawk River
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

On July 31st Renee Wyser-Pratte, 34, was pinned under a submerged log at the junction of Oregon’s McKenzie and Mohawk Rivers. She had a PFD in her IK, but she wasn’t wearing it.