Accident Database

Report ID#65544

2001-08-04
accident date
Guruswamy Babu Gurusubramani
victim
27
victim age
Chattahoochee
river
6 - Metro Hooch - Powers Ferry to West Pallisades/Paces Mill
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
II
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Other
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

It’s a little known fact that hikers and picnickers, not paddlers, are the most likely accident victims at riverside parks. The National Park Service Morning Report for August 4th stated that Babu Gurusbrami, 27, lost his footing and was swept away while wading in the Class I-II Chattahoochee River near Atlanta, Georgia. Search teams found his body several days later. http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_north/20010807nburbs0807p3.asp