June 4, 1997 a kayaker, paddling alone, attempted to run a spillway at a low head dam. This was on a section of Clear Creek near Denver, CO that is rarely paddled. He was recirculated in the hydraulic for ten minutes before flushing out. He was pulled to shore by two law enforcement officers. They began CPR and transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. SOURCE: Mike Stano via email; Roger Lynn posting to rec.boats.paddle June 4 saw three fatalities in the Rocky Mountain Region. In Colorado near Denver Mike Stano reported that a kayaker, paddling alone, attempted to run a spillway at a low head dam and was recirculated for 10 minutes before flushing out. He was pulled to shore by two law enforcement officers and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital