Accident Database

Report ID#68063

2008-11-09
accident date
King
victim
n/a
victim age
blackstone
river
Pratt Dam
section
Cumberland / Lincoln
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
II
river difficulty
Other
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Non-Witness Narrative by (name not provided) on 2008-11-12 (DO NOT PUBLISH): http://www.projo.com/ri/cumberland/content/TEEN_RIVER_DEATH_11-11-08_FAC80KJ_v35.3d4dfd9.html Father and son paddled into the “tubes”,abandoned stone arch sluice gates, at the Pratt Dam on the blackstone River in cumberland RI. Dam is now part of bikepath and failry accessible. Had run previously in the summer. From photo water looks high compared to my runs years ago and recen tbike rides over the dam.. TEXT ATTACHMENTS http://www.projo.com/ri/cumberland/content/TEEN_RIVER_DEATH_11-11-08_FAC80KJ_v35.3d4dfd9.html