Accident Database

Report ID#69553

1993-05-02
accident date
Brad Parker
victim
0
victim age
Colorado
river
5. Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek Exit 121 (I-70)
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
I
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Commercial
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

On May 2 Brad Parker, a guide for a non-profit group, was in an 8-man raft making his second run of the day. They capsized at “The Wall” on the Colorado near Glenwood Springs. The group reached shore, counted heads, and realized that their guide was missing. Emergency personnel found the victim well downstream of the incident. CPR was used without success. SOURCES: Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Leonard Pierce posting to Rec.boats.paddle