Accident Database: Recent Accidents
Public Submissions (Initial reports not yet confirmed by AW Safety Committee)
Accidents Since 1973
Accident Database
20 Completed Safety Reports Found
| State/Country | Date | Name/Age | River/Section | Flow/Class | Boat/Cause | Factor/Injury | Type/Private | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID United States | 2021-02-09 | Keyshia Fenton 18 | Payette 3. Main Payette - Gutter and Bladder Wave | N/A |
Raft- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
Inexperience/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| KY United States | 2021-01-17 | Jacob Stover 16 | Ohio River | N/A |
Kayak - Other- Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic |
Solo Paddling/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| KY United States | 2021-01-16 | Dakota ? | Russell Fork, Lower (Breaks Park River Access to below Elkhorn City Breaks Park River Access to below Elkhorn City (2.5 - 6 miles) | N/A |
Whitewater Kayak- Other |
Other/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| OR United States | 2020-12-24 | David Schenderlein 60 | Willamette 2. Alton Baker Park to Peoria Boat Landing | High I |
Other- Swim into Strainer |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| WA United States | 2020-11-15 | Blaine M. Davis 20 | Canyon Creek (Lewis River trib.) Lewis River trib.) (2 - Fly Creek to Merwin Reservoir | High V |
Whitewater Kayak- Caught in a Natural Hydraulic |
High Water/ Other | Fatal Private | Read More |
| PA United States | 2020-11-11 | Alden Henry | Black Moshannon Creek Gorton Road to Rt. 53 Bridge | Medium IV |
Whitewater Kayak- Swim into Strainer |
Darkness/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| Mexico | 2020-11-03 | Dan Braly 58 | Rio Santa Maria Fourth Canyon | Low IV+ |
Whitewater Kayak- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Failed Rescue/ | Fatal Commericial | Read More |
| TN United States | 2020-10-24 | Robert “DJ” Young 26 | Chickamauga Creek | Low I |
Kayak - Other- Other |
Solo Paddling/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| United States | 2020-09-29 | Armani Alicea 28 | Ocoee River Middle Ocoee | Medium IV |
Raft- Impact/Trauma |
Other/ Asthma Attack | Fatal Private | Read More |
| United States | 2020-09-22 | Samuel Crosby III 33 | Gauley Upper | Medium V |
Raft- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Other/ Physical Trauma | Injury Commericial | Read More |
| WV United States | 2020-09-21 | Sam Davis | Kanawha River Kanawha Falls near Gauley Bridge | IV |
Whitewater Kayak- Other |
One Boat Trip/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| AR United States | 2020-09-18 | Rebekah Anne Bryany 18 | Caddo River Caddo Gap to Glenwood | Medium II |
Open Canoe- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
Solo Paddling/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| AR United States | 2020-09-13 | James Stephenson 41 | Caddo (Norman to Amity Norman to Amity (29 miles) | I |
Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| TN United States | 2020-09-13 | Louvella Yelton Arrowood 64 | Nolichucky (Poplar N.C. to Nolichucky Gorge Campground Poplar N.C. to Nolichucky Gorge Campground (Erwin, TN) | High IV |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
Other/ | Fatal Commericial | Read More |
| VA United States | 2020-08-30 | Brandon Chiles 40 | Rappahannock (2. Remington 2. Remington (Route 15/29) to Kellys Ford | I |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Inexperience/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| MT United States | 2020-08-30 | Ronald Newton 62 | Flathead, North Fork 1. Canadian Border to Blankenship Bridge | N/A |
Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Failed Rescue/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| ID United States | 2020-08-25 | Steve Polumsky 62 | Selway 2 - Selway Falls to Clearwater River | Low I |
Raft- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| AK United States | 2020-08-22 | Richard Hoverstein 52 | Ressurection River | I |
Open Canoe- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
Solo Paddling/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| MT United States | 2020-08-22 | Cleve Loney + 69 | Missouri River | N/A |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| CO United States | 2020-08-16 | Jane Doe 13 | South Fork of the South Platte River Deckers to Confluenct | Medium II |
Other- Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve |
Inexperience/ | Injury Private | Read More |
