Accident Database

Report ID#69436

2001-07-21
accident date
Jason Powell
victim
30
victim age
Cache La Poudre
river
9a. just below Pineview Falls to Mile Marker 114.7
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
Low
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Foot Entrapment
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Private
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

The Poudre River near Fort Collins, Colorado was the site of a rafting fatality on the afternoon of July 21st. According to the Fort Collins Coloradoan, Jason Powell, 30, flipped his two-man raft in the “Bridges” section (III-IV) at low water. His partner swam ashore, but Mr. Powell caught his foot while wading. He could stand for a while, but after a lengthy struggle he was pushed underwater. Kayakers and commercial raft guides tried to set up a stabilization line, but they were unsuccessful.