Accident Database

Report ID#68178

2009-09-28
accident date
White Male 35~ years old
victim
n/a
victim age
Gauley (7
river
7 (Upper). Summersville Dam to Mason Branch
section
just south of Pillar Rock Class V rapid
location
2600 CFS
gage
Medium
water level
V
river difficulty
Pinned in Boat Against Strainer
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Commercial
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

Non-Witness Narrative by (do not publish name) on 2009-09-28 (okay to publish): We arrivied 5-10 minutes after raft had turned over. Victim was thrown from the raft and recovered shortly afterwards in apparent cardiac arrest.