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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| IL United States | 2020-06-29 | unidentified man | DuPage (Shorewood: Hammel Woods to W.Shepley Rd. Shorewood: Hammel Woods to W.Shepley Rd. (5.7 miles) | N/A |
Kayak - Other- Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic |
Inexperience/ Near Drowning | Injury Private |
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| WA United States | 2020-06-27 | unidentified man 61 | Spokane River | High I |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| ID United States | 2020-06-27 | Unidentified Woman | Boise Downtown Boise | N/A |
Raft- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| WA United States | 2020-06-26 | Male 35 | Spokane River | I |
Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Failed Rescue/ | Fatal Private |
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| MT United States | 2020-06-24 | unidentified man | Flathead River | I |
Raft- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private |
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| BC Canada | 2020-06-24 | unidentified man | Cheakamus River | IV |
Whitewater Kayak- Other |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| WA United States | 2020-06-23 | Jaspreet Turna 28 | Spokane (3. T.J. Menach Bridge in Spokane to Plese Flats 3. T.J. Menach Bridge in Spokane to Plese Flats (Lower) | High N/A |
Raft- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Cold Water/ | Fatal Private |
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| CO United States | 2020-06-22 | Ricardo Valencia Sanchez 46 | Arkansas 11. Pueblo Whitewater Park | N/A |
Raft- Equipment Trap |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private |
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| AR United States | 2020-06-22 | Unidentified Woman | Spring (Mammoth Spring to Hardy Mammoth Spring to Hardy (15 miles) | N/A |
Other- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| Canada | 2020-06-21 | Byron | Chekamus | N/A |
Kayak - Other- |
/ | Injury Private |
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| NC United States | 2020-06-20 | Chris Clark 46 | Cheoah Santeetlah Dam to Calderwood Lake Boat Launch | Medium V |
Whitewater Kayak- Flush Drowning |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| ID United States | 2020-06-18 | unidentified man | Coeur d'Alene, North Fork Babins Jct to Little North Fork | I |
Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private |
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| IA United States | 2020-06-09 | Sharon Kahn 64 | Turkey River | High N/A |
Other- Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic |
Poor Planning/ Asthma Attack | Fatal Private |
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| VA United States | 2020-06-08 | Unidentified Woman | James 5. Lower James through Richmond | Low N/A |
Inflatable Kayak- PFD Fell Off |
Solo Paddling/ | Injury Private |
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| WA United States | 2020-06-06 | Jezell Barrera 14 | Klickitat 1 - Yakama Reservation to Leidl Campground | N/A |
Raft- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
Other/ | Fatal Private |
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| CO United States | 2020-06-06 | Patrick Southworth 61 | Animas 07. Trimble Lane to 32nd Street Park | High III+ |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ Heart Attack / Heart Failure | Fatal Commericial |
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| NY United States | 2020-06-06 | Unidentified Rescuer | Niagara Niagara Gorge | V |
Other- Other |
Failed Rescue/ | Injury Private |
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| CO United States | 2020-06-05 | Mike Roumph 53 | Arkansas (10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City 10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge) | High IV+ |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ | Fatal Private |
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| VA United States | 2020-06-02 | Joshua B. Jennings 45 | James 4. Upper James into Richmond | Medium N/A |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Inadequate Equipment/ | Fatal Private |
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| TN United States | 2020-06-01 | Unidentified Teen Girl 15 | Duck River Old Stone Fort | High I |
Kayak - Other- Swim into Strainer |
High Water/ | Fatal Private |
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