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2003-03-16-Cuyahoga-Lower Gorge-Hypothermia

Report ID#69267

2003-03-16
accident date
Richard Jensen
victim
55
victim age
Cuyahoga
river
Lower Gorge
section
Below the Ohio Edison Dam
location
1200+ cfs
gage
High
water level
III
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Hypothermia
injury type(s)
Cold Water, High Water, Inadequate Equipment, Inexperience
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

US OH Cuyahoga Lower Gorge Below the Ohio Edison Dam High 1200+ cfs III Richard Jensen Woodrow Sexton 55 n/a Whitewater Kayak Private Cold Water High Water Inadequate Equipment Inexperience Flush Drowning Hypothermia 2003-03-16

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