Accident Database

Report ID#66799

2017-04-30
accident date
Unidenified Man
victim
0
victim age
Arkansas
river
11. Parkdale Launch to Canon City
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
High
water level
IV
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

3 boat commercial trip CANON CITY, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – One person is dead after a rafting accident on the Arkansas River in Colorado. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that it received a call shortly after 12:30 p.m. Sunday of a rafting accident near the Sunshine Rapid.The office says deputies found three people out of the river, including one male who was not breathing.Attempts to revive him were not successful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.The name of the victim was not immediately released, and no other details were available except that he was visiting from out of the country.The sheriff’s office says the accident is under investigation. (© Copyright 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.) I