Accident Database

Report ID#66885

2001-07-29
accident date
Angela Smith
victim
27
victim age
Mad River
river
near Fairborn
section
n/a
location
8 feet above normal
gage
Flood
water level
II
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
High Water, Inadequate Equipment, Inexperience, One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

The Mad River in Ohio isn’t exactly whitewater, but on July 29th it was rushing by at near-floodstage.The Dayton, Ohio Daily News reported that a family was floating a section near Fairborn when they got pinned on a log jam. Their boat was a discount-store vinyl inflatable, and no one was wearing a PFD. The mishap was spotted by motorists who used their cell phone to call for help. Firefighters rescued a man and two children, but his wife, Angela Smith, 27, disappeared. A search for her body continued for several days without success. http://12.100.23.254:8080/bj/news/2001/July/31/docs/002326.htm