Accident Database: Recent Accidents
Public Submissions (Initial reports not yet confirmed by AW Safety Committee)
Accidents Since 1973
Completed Safety Committee Reports
Accident Database: 20 Results Found
| State/Country | Date | Name/Age | River/Section | Flow/Class | Boat/Cause | Factor/Injury | Type/Private | |
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| WV United States | 2020-02-09 | Jamie Gray 41 | Middle Fork 3. Audra State Park to Tygart River Confluence | Medium IV |
Whitewater Kayak- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| IN United States | 2020-01-01 | Jean Claude Mutabazi 40 | St. Joseph's River | N/A |
Kayak - Other- Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic |
Cold Water/ | Fatal Private |
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| NC United States | 2019-12-16 | April Morton 31 | Big Laurel | Medium III+ |
Kayak - Other- Swim into Strainer |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| TN United States | 2019-12-01 | Andrew Gamble 31 | Richland Creek Old Dayton Reservoir to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot | High IV |
Whitewater Kayak- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
High Water/ | Fatal Private |
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| MI United States | 2019-11-16 | Steven John Borkowski, 48 | Pierre Marquette River Scottville Riverside Park | N/A |
Open Canoe- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ Hypothermia | Fatal Private |
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| AL United States | 2019-10-26 | Chip Sizemore 41 | Little River Canyon Upper2 | Low IV |
Kayak - Other- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Failed Rescue/ | Fatal Private |
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| NM United States | 2019-10-26 | Chris Oswalt | Rio Grande (05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge 05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box) | Low IV |
Kayak - Other- Impact/Trauma |
One Boat Trip/ Head Injury / Concussion | Fatal Private |
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| VA United States | 2019-10-05 | Matthew Smith | Russell Fork Gorge Gorge Section:Garden Hole Road (Breaks Park) to KY takeout (4 miles) | Medium V |
Whitewater Kayak- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Other/ | Injury Private |
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| MD United States | 2019-09-21 | Unidentified Woman 66 | Potomac 2. GW Canal Loop or Violette's Lock to Pennyfield Lock | Low II |
Whitewater Kayak- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
Other/ Near Drowning | Injury Private |
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| OR United States | 2019-09-20 | Unidentified Person 38 | Sandy 3. Marmot Dam site to Revenue Bridge | High IV+ |
Whitewater Kayak- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ Near Drowning | Injury Private |
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| UT United States | 2019-09-10 | Unidentified Man 57 | Green (05. Green River Town to Colorado Confluence 05. Green River Town to Colorado Confluence (Labyrinth and Stillwater) | I |
Inflatable Kayak- Other |
One Boat Trip/ Hypothermia | Injury Private |
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| PA United States | 2019-09-01 | Peter Quigley 46 | Youghiogheny 6. Lower | Medium III |
Raft- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Inexperience/ | Fatal Commericial |
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| OR United States | 2019-08-31 | Tracy Allen 37 | Willamette River | N/A |
Other- Swim into Strainer |
Inexperience/ | Fatal Private |
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| CA United States | 2019-08-25 | Robson Santos | American, S. Fork (8. The Gorge 8. The Gorge (Greenwood Creek to Folsom Reservoir) | IV |
Raft- Health Problem |
Other/ Heart Attack / Heart Failure | Fatal Commericial |
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| WY United States | 2019-08-24 | George Erwin Roulhac 69 | Snake 5 - South Park Bridge to Astoria Bridge | Low II |
Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ Heart Attack / Heart Failure | Fatal Private |
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| ID United States | 2019-08-14 | Maximus Samuel Hansen 10 | Payette, S. Fork 1 - Grandjean to Deadwood | II |
Kayak - Other- Swim into Strainer |
Other/ Other | Fatal Private |
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| ME United States | 2019-08-14 | Xiaolian Ding 75 | Androscoggin River | II |
Open Canoe- Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Commericial |
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| CA United States | 2019-08-14 | Unidentified Man | Kings, Middle Fork Dusy Branch to S. Fork confluence | V |
Whitewater Kayak- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
/ | Injury Private |
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| MD United States | 2019-08-03 | Michael Clevinger 32 | Potomac 0.7 - Potomac - Dargans Bend Boat Ramp to Potoma Wayside | Medium II |
Whitewater Kayak- Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private |
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| NY United States | 2019-08-03 | Lisa Margaritis 48 | Hashamomuck Pond | N/A |
Other- Equipment Trap |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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