Accident Database

Report ID#68902

2019-08-28
accident date
Romain Quénéhen
victim
n/a
victim age
Nass River
river
n/a
section
n/a
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
IV
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Poor Planning, Solo Paddling, One Boat Trip
factors
Private
trip type
Packraft
boat type
status?
status

Description

Romain Quénéhen, a Belgian on a roadtrip from BC to Alaska, went missing on the Nass River, BC, Romain’s packraft and backpack were recovered. Satellite imagery shows large rapids just out of sight from his probable put in. It is likely that the rapids caught Romain off guard. https://thingstolucat.com/2019/08/15/packraft-fatalities/ https://www.terracestandard.com/news/search-called-off-for-nass-river-kayaker/https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/belgian-man-linked-as-possible-missing-kayaker-in-nass-river/