Accident Database

Report ID#67488

2010-10-02
accident date
Carl Schneider
victim
n/a
victim age
Blackwater
river
Blackwater Falls to North Fork Confluence
section
Flatliner Falls
location
400 cfs
gage
High
water level
V
river difficulty
Pinned in Boat Against Strainer
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
n/a
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

Non-Witness Narrative by (name not provided) on 2010-10-03 (okay to publish): Mr. Schneider was pinned on a rock on the left side of the falls. He was rescued quickly, bot not fast enough. CPR was unsuccessful.