Accident Database

Report ID#68835

2020-09-18
accident date
Rebekah Anne Bryany
victim
18
victim age
Caddo River
river
Norman to Amity
section
34.35372 -93.59455
location
5.8 ft
gage
Medium
water level
II
river difficulty
Pinned in Boat Against Strainer
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Solo Paddling
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

https://www.hotspringsfh.com/obituaries/Rebekah-Bryant/?fbclid=IwAR0YNlohSenrg30pjRiGgZSW3iWXp0FcpJOQi1B1kiGQPl0EGJJadmgEEh4#!/Obituary Investigator Jeff Black Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Volunteer fire department Linda Dee Rooney Card 870-828-9591 Caddo grad dies in canoe accident Glenwood, AR Herald Sept 13, 2020 DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY dewayne@mcnews.online Caddo Hills High School mourns the passing of 2020 graduate Rebekah Bryant. She passed away Saturday as the result of a canoeing accident on the Caddo River. Monday that MCSO received a call Saturday regarding an overturned canoe and a subject missing in the water. The person was later identified as Rebekah Bryant, a 2020 graduate of Caddo Hills High School. Sheriff White reported that the person was underwater approximately 10 minutes before 1st Responders could get to her. It was reported that she had been pinned under a tree in swift water. Once she was removed from the river she was transported by medical helicopter to the hospital where she passed away a few hours later. A memorial service was held for Rebekah Wednesday afternoon