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Sep 28, 1975 – Chattooga

Report ID#86875

1975-09-28

accident date

Monroe Sanders

victim

victim age

Chattooga

river

Section 4 - Route 76 Bridge to Tugaloo Lake Boat Ramp

section

n/a

location

n/a

gage

n/a

water level

river difficulty

PFD Fell Off

cause code(s)

Does not Apply

injury type(s)

High Water

factors

Private

trip type

Inflatable Kayak

boat type

status?

status

Reach(s): Chattooga|:|Section 4 - Route 76 Bridge to Tugaloo Lake Boat Ramp|:|Section 4

Description

Drowning (raft) 9/28/75 Sockem – Dog – Monroe Sanders, 23, New Bern, NC fell out of raft in high water and was caught in a log. PFD surfaced 10 minutes after victim disappeared. Body was recovered 12 days later. Source: USFS