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Report ID#64079

1973-08-04
accident date
Unidentified Man
victim
n/a
victim age
New
river
14. New River Gorge: Cunard to Fayette Station
section
Double Z
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
IV
river difficulty
Swim into Rock or Sieve
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Commercial
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

Journal article describes the first commercial rafting fatality in the New River Gorge: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Journal/show-page/issue/4/year/1973/page/132/

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