Accident Database

Report ID#67689

2022-06-30
accident date
Unidentified Man
victim
62
victim age
Slocan River
river
n/a
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Swim into Strainer
cause code(s)
Other
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Rossland man dies while kayaking on Slocan River The man died in hospital after being rescued NELSON STAR STAFF Jul. 5, 2022 A 62-year-old Rossland man died in a kayaking accident in the Slocan River on June 30. According to an RCMP news release, he became trapped under a log in the river near Goose Creek Road in Shoreacres. Fellow kayakers as well as bystanders were able to free the man and began performing CPR until they were relieved by a physician of the Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association as well as the BC Ambulance Service. The man was transported to hospital where he died the following day. BC Coroners Service says it is investigating.