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Report ID# 119875

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  • Flush Drowning
  • Heart Attack / Heart Failure
  • Other

Accident Description

 A 70 year old man who was a guest on a commercial rafting trip drowned after a short swim at grumpys rapid just below the put-in for the Middle Ocoee. His guide pulled him back in the boat quickly, but he was unresponsive. A heart attack is suspected. EMT's responded quickly and took over CPR, but they could not bring him back.

*details will be updated as more is available.*