Accident Database

Report ID#67896

1999-06-13
accident date
n/a
victim
65
victim age
Arkansas
river
Royal Gorge
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Asthma Attack
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Commercial
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

Written 6/14/99 one 60+ year old on Royal Gorge of the Arkansas. Both continue the trend of Older people swimming in cold water. Jason Robertson Access Director 301-589-9453 American Whitewater fax: 301-589-6121 1430 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910