Accident Database

Report ID#68315

2011-10-16
accident date
William De Angelis
victim
n/a
victim age
Moose
river
2. Lower: Rock Island to Fowlersville
section
Iron Bridge, River Right
location
5.6
gage
Medium
water level
IV
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

Witness Narrative by Mark Myers on 2011-10-18 (okay to publish): I received a call from Lewis County Sheriff’s Dept. this afternoon confirming that the cause of death was a cervical fracture (broken neck). This was not a drowning.