Accident Database

Report ID#69022

2011-06-15
accident date
Michael Romo
victim
41
victim age
Susquehanna River
river
Dock Street Dam, Harrisburg, PA
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Caught in a Natural Hydraulic
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

Kayaker’s death at Dock Street Dam ruled accidental Posted: Jun 16, 2011 By Myles Snyder HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -The Dauphin County coroner has completed an autopsy on a New Cumberland man found dead in Susquehanna River. Michael Romo, 41, of New Cumberland, died as a result of a boating accident and fresh water drowning, Coroner Graham Hetrick said. Romo’s body was found near the Dock Street Dam in Harrisburg late Wednesday afternoon. Investigators said he had been kayaking when he went over the dam and was unable to recover. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday to determine the cause of death.