Accident Database

Report ID#66897

2004-06-26
accident date
Derek Bell
victim
24
victim age
Grand Ronde
river
F. Minam (Wallowa River) to Troy
section
Bridge piling
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other, One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

On June 26th Derek Bell, 24, drowned on Oregon’s Grand Ronde River when his raft capsized against a bridge piling near the confluence with the Wallowa River. Mr. Bell, who was wearing a PFD, was found floating some distance downriver. Anyone with additional information should forward it to the AW Safety Editor.