Accident Database

Report ID#68616

2023-07-07
accident date
Cornelis Booysen
victim
55
victim age
Colorado (07. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121
river
07. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70)
section
n/a
location
4000 cfs
gage
High
water level
IV
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Cold Water, High Water
factors
Commercial
trip type
Raft
boat type
status?
status

Description

Man dies while on commercial rafting trip with family in Colorado By Spencer McKee, Denver Gazette July 14, 2023 According to the Garfield County Coroner’s Office, 55-year-old Cornelis Booysen, of Juliet, Tennessee, was killed in a rafting accident on July 7. Booysen was on a commercial rafting trip with his immediate family when multiple people fell out of the raft on the Colorado River in the area of Glenwood Canyon. Booysen was eventually rescued and brought to shore, with CPR initiated by the rafting group and bystanders prior to the arrival of first responders. Unfortunately, these efforts to resuscitate Booysen were unsuccessful, with Booysen pronounced deceased at the scene. Booysen was wearing a life jacket and helmet when the accident occurred. Drowning was determined to be the cause of death. Condolences go out to those impacted by Booysen’s death.