Accident Database

Report ID#65424

2020-06-02
accident date
Joshua B. Jennings
victim
45
victim age
James
river
4. Upper James into Richmond
section
Z-Dam
location
n/a
gage
Medium
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Inadequate Equipment
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

By NBC12 Newsroom | June 2, 2020 at 6:54 PM EDT – Updated June 3 at 3:35 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Richmond officials said the man rescued from the James River on Tuesday evening is dead. Crews were dispatched to Pony Pasture around 5:19 p.m. for the report of a man in distress on the James River.After arriving on the scene, the man was brought to shore by other boaters. CPR was conducted and the man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The man was identified as 45-year-old Joshua B. Jennings. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. Copyright 2020 WWBT. All rights reserved.