Accident Database

Report ID#65528

2025-05-29
accident date
n/a
victim
n/a
victim age
Deschutes
river
Wickiup Dam to Pringle Falls
section
Pringle Falls
location
1250 cfs
gage
Medium
water level
IV
river difficulty
Other
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
Cold Water
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Two paddle boarders we’re reported as paddling “near Pringle Falls” on the Deschutes River. One was swept into Pringle Falls, a class 4 with no legal scout that sometimes surprises paddlers on the class 1 section above. When rescuers arrived, they reported observing her “entangled” in the river. They were unable to rescue her before she disappeared, apparently to wash downstream. Her body was found several hours later downstream. The other paddle boarder was rescued after washing through the falls. https://bendbulletin.com/2025/05/30/la-pine-woman-dies-after-being-trapped-in-rapids-at-pringle-falls/