Accident Database

Report ID#66445

2018-06-24
accident date
Julie T
victim
50
victim age
Sauk
river
2 - Whitechuck River to Darrington
section
Darrington, WA
location
6400cfs
gage
Low
water level
II+
river difficulty
Swim into Strainer
cause code(s)
Near Drowning
injury type(s)
Inexperience
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

See the article published in the March-April 2021 issue of AW Magazine. See blog posts by rescuer: https://davidhablewitz.com/2021/03/04/logjam-river-rescue-one-adventure-two-points-of-view/ and rescuee: https://julietitone.weebly.com/uploads/9/8/8/1/9881484/logjam_story_-_american_whitewater.pdf