Accident Database

Report ID#66650

1993-07-07
accident date
Tina Parly-Gillim
victim
27
victim age
Yuba, N. Fork
river
B) Downieville to Goodyears Bar Bridge
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
Medium
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

WOMAN DROWNS ON NORTH FORK YUBA DESCRIPTION: The Rosasco Canyon run on the North Fork of the Yuba is a popular class IV+ run. After a mellow lead-in, the run picks up with several big drops, including one which most people portage. On July 7, Tina Parly-Gillim, 27, was in a four-person raft that flipped in the first big drop and dumped everyone into the water. She and another person were pinned momentarily beneath an undercut rock before washing free. She floated out, face down, and hung up on a branch. Resuscitation began quickly, but she could not be revived. SOURCE: NORS Currents; California State Accident Summary