Accident Database

Report ID#67937

2009-06-21
accident date
Jimmy Debortoli
victim
n/a
victim age
Coosa
river
CR 213 or the dam to River Road
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Pinned in Boat Against Strainer
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

Non-Witness Narrative by ccw on 2009-06-22 (okay to publish): http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=10570085 Father’s Day tragedy on the Coosa Posted: Jun 21, 2009 7:54 PM CDT Updated: Jun 22, 2009 11:28 AM CDT WETUMPKA, AL (WSFA) – A Father’s Day outing has turned to tragedy on the Coosa River. Wetumpka police say a father in his sixties drowned Sunday afternoon, despite an all-out rescue effort. The victim is identified as 64-year-old Jimmy Debortoli of Montgomery. Officers say the man rented a kayak with his daughter. While on the river he got stranded in the water near Corn Creek Park. His daughter was not in the kayak. First responders and witnesses were able to grab him and free him from the rocks, but he was pronounced dead a short time later. June 21, 2009 Coosa River in Alabama. Jimmy Debortoli 64 yrs old. http://www.boatertalk.com/forum/BoaterTalk/1659150 WSFA News, Montgomery, AL