Accident Database

Report ID#69290

2004-09-30
accident date
Ken Robinson
victim
51
victim age
Rogue
river
2. Grave Creek (Galice) to Foster Bar (Agness)
section
Mule Creek Canyon -- Coffee Pot
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
IV
river difficulty
PFD Not Worn or Present
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Inadequate Equipment
factors
Commercial
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Ken Robinson was a 51-year-old retired firefighter who’d found a second career as a river guide. He was leading a commercial drift-boat trip down the Mule Creek Canyon section of the Rogue River in Oregon on September 30, 2004. His boat capsized and lodged between the narrow canyon walls in the “Coffee Pot” section. His two passengers were wearing PFDs and were rescued. Mr. Robinson, who was not wearing floatation, could not be found. His body was recovered the following Wednesday. http://www.springfieldnews.com/articles/2004/10/06/local/news03.txt http://www.mckenzieguides.com/MemberPages/robinsonk.htm http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_100704_news_body_recovered.b4905fd.html http://www.ifish.net/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=651171&Main=645608http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_100704_news_body_recovered.b4905fd.html