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May 24, 1956 – Colorado -Shoshone Power Plant to Grizzly Creek

Report ID#86905

1956-05-24

accident date

Bob Mann

victim

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

Glenwood Canyon

location

n/a

gage

High

water level

river difficulty

Flush Drowning

cause code(s)

Does not Apply

injury type(s)

Cold Water, High Water

factors

Private

trip type

Raft

boat type

status?

status

Reach(s): 8299

Description

AW Journal Fall 1956 – Tragedy on the Colorado by Roland Palmedo Solo raft flipped, two men got ashore, one drowned. Probably no PFDs. http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Journal/show-page/issue/4/page/28/year/1956/