Accident Database

Report ID#69685

2010-10-01
accident date
Carl Schneider
victim
35
victim age
Blackwater
river
Blackwater Falls to North Fork Confluence
section
Flatliner Falls
location
400 cfs
gage
High
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Vertical Pin
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Failed Rescue
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

Mr. Schneider was paddling with 6 other boaters He was pinned at Flatliner Falls; went over sideways, bow caught on a center rock, stern washed into a rock to the left of the boof. He was pinned against the back deck by the force of the current; no air pocket.This is a bad vertical pin spot that has caused problems before. Rescuers had hands on him quickly; they tried stabilization line. Eventually they clipped into the bow of his boat & pulled him free. He was rescued quickly (@ 5 minutes) with ropes. Flows were @400 cfs. This is a high flow for this section Photos of site: http://creekwv.blogspot.com/2010/10/notes-from-upper-blackwater.html CPR done for 2+ hours Kayaker Dies at Blackwater Falls State Park Posted Monday, October 4, 2010 ; 11:53 AM | A Pittsburgh man died Friday while kayaking on Blackwater River. By Malarie Dauginikas DAVIS — A Pittsburgh man died Friday after his kayak became lodged under water on the Blackwater River in Blackwater Falls State Park, according to representatives from the West Virginia Department of Commerce. Carl Schneider, 35, was kayaking with five others in an area of high water in Blackwater Canyon, an area below the main falls. According to the law enforcement report, Schneider hit the rapid wrong and was lodged under water for more than five minutes. CPR was administered, but Schneider was unable to be revived. He was pronounced dead on the scene.