Accident Database

Report ID#63952

1995-05-27
accident date
Rhonda Peterson
victim
0
victim age
North Fork Flathead
river
n/a
section
2.5 Mi Above Camas Creek
location
n/a
gage
High
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Equipment Trap
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

A similar incident on Montana’s North Fork of the Flathead claimed the life of Rhonda Peterson. Her raft apparently flipped and pinned after hitting a tree 2.5 miles above Camas Creek. The victim had a throw bag and a dry bag clipped into the back of her life vest and was also clipped into the chicken line. She was held underneath the raft after it capsized. Her two companions swam to an island where they remained overnight. They were able to hail a passing raft the next morning.