Accident Database

Report ID#64320

2010-06-27
accident date
Jeremy Rogers,
victim
38
victim age
Belle Fourche River
river
n/a
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic
cause code(s)
Hypothermia
injury type(s)
Inexperience, One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

06-27-10 3 die in canoe accident in northwest SD Butte Co. Sheriff Fred Lamphere says 3 people from Rapid City died in a canoeing accident on the Belle Fourche River. Lamphere says the canoe went over a dam and was sucked into the turbulent waters below late Sun. morning (06-27). The victims were identified as 38-y/o Jeramy Rogers, 11-y/o daughter Sierra Rogers and 26-y/o Andrew Korth, a family friend. The only person to survive the accident – 8-y/o Isabella Rogers, another daughter – walked 2 hours to U.S. Highway 212 and flagged down a motorist. http://www.ksfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=12718967