Accident Database

Report ID#65560

2025-06-07
accident date
n/a
victim
n/a
victim age
Ark
river
BV town run
section
Bottom of BV play park
location
1600 cfs
gage
n/a
water level
IV+
river difficulty
Flush Drowning
cause code(s)
n/a
injury type(s)
Cold Water
factors
Private
trip type
Packraft
boat type
status?
status

Description

Clarification on incident 119566: The fatality really happened in the BV play park. Yes, he was pulled out below the park, but to be accurate, the location of him going unconscious was in the play park. This section is definitely class IV, possibly IV+ and a difficult place to swim. The 2 people were planning to do the easy milk run but added on the 2 mile section from the BV top of play park to the milk run. They didn’t know about how the high water causes the lower part of the play park to turn into class IV and be particularly difficult for pack rafts.