Accident Database

Report ID#69215

2000-05-31
accident date
Mary Faulk
victim
39
victim age
Colorado
river
Black Rock (Near Grand Jct.)
section
2 miles east of Utah Border
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
I
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Inexperience, One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

On June 7th The Grand Junction, Colorado Daily Sentinel carried a story that a woman was missing after a canoe capsized. Mary Faulk, 39 was paddling with her husband on May 31st when their boat capsized in the Black Rock area of the Colorado River. The spot is two miles east of the Utah border, upstream of Westwater Canyon. It contains a strong current but no major rapids. Neither paddler was wearing a life vest. Her husband made it to shore safely and flagged a train, and railroad personnel in turn radioed authorities. Her body was recovered on June 6th after a long search through rugged country.