Non-Witness Narrative by Matt Muir on 2006-10-30 (DO NOT PUBLISH): Fatality; little additional information is available. This accident probably took place on the III-IV Crawford Notch to Bartlett section (Reach #1182), since Mr. Eisner’s body was found in North Conway. The Saco in Conway gage rose quickly on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 900 cfs to over 20,000, above flood stage. Likely, the section that Mr. Eisner was attempting was above flood stage when he was on it on Saturday. http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Storm+causes+chaos+across+Granite+State&articleId=74937356-d044-4fd8-bb5a-b962aaa75eda From the Manchester Union Leader: Storm causes chaos across Granite State From Staff and Wire Reports Two deaths were reported over a weekend of wild, windy weather that stripped trees bare, knocked out power to thousands and rendered waterways across the state dangerously choppy. Cliff Eisner, 36, a teacher at Kennett High School in Conway, died Saturday after his kayak capsized in the Saco River. Eisner, new to the district this year, taught geometry and pre-calculus. He previously taught at John Stark Regional High School in Weare, according to meeting records from that district. Conway school officials met yesterday afternoon at the high school with the district’s crisis team in preparation for grieving staff and students, said Carl Nelson, district superintendent. Also from http://www.npmb.com/cms2/forum_viewtopic.php?4.56411: The storm also turned deadly on Saturday. New Hampshire Fish and Game also reported a 36-year-old kayaker was killed while on a river in Jackson. The body of the man was later found in North Conway. The death remains under investigation. The man was out kayaking during the Saturday storm. Some people at my college know the victim. He was a math teacher and the leader of the Outing Club at a NH High School. Very Sad.Concord Monitor.com 10-28-06 CONWAY, NH Teacher dies in kayaking accident www.copncordmonitor.com (10-31-06) A newly wed high school math teacher and enthusiastic outdoorsman died Sat. (10-28) when his kayak capsized in the Saco River in Conway. Cliff Eisner, 36, taught for 11 years at John Stark Regional High School in Weare. After spending nearly a year in Alaska, Eisner, who grew up in Henniker, took a job last month at Kennett High School in Conway. Part of the job’s allure, friends and family said, was the location; Eisner loved being close to mountains and rivers for hiking, biking and kayaking. On Sat., Eisner went kayaking with 2 other men, according to Sgt. Jim Juneau of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Heavy rains had caused the state’s rivers to swell, and the Saco was raging. At 4:55 p.m., Eisner capsized. Though he was not able to right himself he managed to get out of his kayak and tried to swim to shore. But Eisner, an experienced kayaker who was wearing a life vest, was overcome by the river, which was high, fast and full of debris, including entire trees that had toppled off the banks. More than 50 rescue workers searched the waters for Eisner. They found his body in the Saco River behind the North Conway Fire Department an hour later, 6 mi. from where he’d capsized. Eisner died 1 wk. after he married his wife, Marilyn (Carignan) Eisner. Both avid hikers with humble personalities, the couple had a casual ceremony at the base of Mount Cardigan attended by 60 people. They spent their wedding night sleeping underneath the stars. http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/REPOSITORY/610310355