Accident Database

Report ID#66803

2016-07-03
accident date
Sandra Johnson
victim
52
victim age
Arkansas
river
06. Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access
section
Zoom Flume Rapid
location
1570
gage
Medium
water level
III+
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Cold Water
factors
Commercial
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

June 13th, 2016 – Zoom Flume Rapid: Sandra Johnson (51 Y.O.A. female) was a commercial passenger on a 13′ NRS paddle raft. When the 6 boat trip was navigating Zoom Flume Rapid Johnson’s raft was unable to avoid a rock in the center of the river midway down the rapid. This was Johnson’s third time falling out of the raft. This time three other passengers also fell out. Johnson made no attempts to self rescue and was recovered by another raft about 140 yards from where she entered the water. She was unresponsive. CPR was initiated but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. The river flow was 1570 cfs.