Accident Database

Report ID#66676

2010-09-10
accident date
Robert Henry
victim
n/a
victim age
Youghiogheny
river
5. Ohiopyle Falls
section
Ohiopyle, PA
location
1.6
gage
n/a
water level
IV
river difficulty
Pinned in Boat Against Strainer
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Witness Narrative by (do not publish name) on 2010-09-10 (okay to publish): Boofed the falls during the Ohiopyle Over The Falls Festival. I landed with my back vertical. I was in severe pain for about two weeks. With muscle relaxers and chiropractic adjustments, I have the pain down to a moderate level. It appears I cause two bulging discs (one at the thoracic/lumbar junction and one at the pelvic/lumbar junction). The photographs can be viewed at outdooradventurephoto.com, photos # 1063915-1063922. Lesson learned: don’t boof the falls!