Accident Database

Report ID#68381

2015-07-12
accident date
Unidentified Man
victim
n/a
victim age
Arkansas
river
n/a
section
Above Brown's Canyon
location
1400 cfs
gage
Medium
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

Narrative by (name not provided) on 2015-01-16 (okay to publish): A kayaker, apparently paddling solo, was pinned above Brown’s Canon on the Arkansas River. Witnesses say the man bailed out and swam for shore, but didn’t make it. Details are sketchy, but someone apparently grabbed him, pulled him ashore, and began CPR.