Accident Database

Report ID#68865

2021-06-30
accident date
Heidi Weaver
victim
50
victim age
South Fork Snake River
river
Lorenzo to Menan
section
Hwy 20 and Lorenzo bridge
location
6700 cfs
gage
n/a
water level
I
river difficulty
Swim into Strainer
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Idaho State Journal Tuesday June 29, 2021 by Jonathan Hogan Jefferson County woman drowns in kayaking accident A Jefferson County woman died Sunday after she drowned in a kayaking accident. According to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Heidi Weaver, 50, and her husband were kayaking on the South Fork of the Snake River just before 5 pm, downstream from Lorenzo Bridge. Weaver’s kayak reportedly overturned after hitting a log jam and she was held underwater by the logs and current. The news release states Weaver was underwater for approximately one hour before first responders were able to recover her body. Check out this link: www.idahostatejournal.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d019a865-f0bb-5a5e-9308-90563f62e55d Ms. Weaver was an accomplished outdoorsman and a former wildlands firefighter.