2023-09-17-Potomac River-Little Falls-Other

Report ID#68691

2023-09-17
accident date
Ella Mills
victim
20
victim age
Potomac River
river
Little Falls
section
MD/VA border; near tidewater
location
2.7 Feet
gage
Low
water level
III
river difficulty
Equipment Trap
cause code(s)
Other
injury type(s)
Inexperience
factors
Private
trip type
Whitewater Kayak
boat type
status?
status

Description

US MD Potomac River Little Falls MD/VA border; near tidewater Low 2.7 Feet III Ella Mills None 20 n/a 25 college students; 4 groups, each with experienced lead and sweep Whitewater Kayak Private Inexperience Equipment Trap Other 2023-09-17