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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2023-06-03 | Sandhya Sridhar 29 | Klickitat River At the Fish Hatchery | Medium III |
Inflatable Kayak- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Inexperience/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| CA United States | 2023-05-31 | Unidentified Man 63 | Sacramento River | High I |
Kayak - Other- Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve |
High Water/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| CO United States | 2023-05-29 | Ari Harms 30 | Colorado River | N/A |
Inflatable Kayak- Other |
Solo Paddling/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| CO United States | 2023-05-21 | Nicholas Courtens 34 | Colorado River Glenwood Canyon | IV |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| WA United States | 2023-05-20 | Unidentified Man 17 | Cle Elum River | II |
Other- Swim into Strainer |
Other/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| OR United States | 2023-05-19 | Vasiliy Zagreychuk 65 | Clackamas River | High IV+ |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| TN United States | 2023-05-13 | Unidentified Men | Calfkiller River | N/A |
Kayak - Other- Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic |
Other/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| CO United States | 2023-05-12 | Unidentified Man 34 | Clear Creek | Low III |
Whitewater Kayak- Flush Drowning |
One Boat Trip/ Near Drowning | Injury Private | Read More |
| CO United States | 2023-05-10 | Richard Zehm 72 | Dolores River | High III+ |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| NM United States | 2023-05-06 | David Bishop 50 | Rio Grande | High IV+ |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| NM United States | 2023-05-06 | David Bishop 50 | Rio Grande | High N/A |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| WA United States | 2023-05-04 | Robert M. “Mike” Spurrell 46 | Wenatchee River 3. Leavenworth to Monitor | High IV |
Raft- Health Problem |
High Water/ Heart Attack / Heart Failure | Fatal Private | Read More |
| VA United States | 2023-05-02 | Leah Patterson 26 | James River Through Richmond | High IV |
Raft- Swim into Strainer |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| ID United States | 2023-05-01 | Tracy Demaree 63 | Boise Downtown Boise | High III |
Inflatable Kayak- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| NC United States | 2023-04-29 | Trey Westbrooks | Haw River Glencoe to Red Slide Park | High II |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| MA United States | 2023-04-24 | Unidentified Man | Westfield River | Medium II |
Open Canoe- Health Problem |
Other/ Heart Attack / Heart Failure | Fatal Private | Read More |
| NC United States | 2023-04-23 | Evan Ruttan 15 | Nantahala River Lower | Medium III |
Raft- Foot Entrapment |
Other/ | Injury Commericial | Read More |
| NY United States | 2023-04-22 | Susanna Garber 22 | Chemung River | N/A |
Open Canoe- Pinned in Boat Against Strainer |
Other/ Other | Fatal Private | Read More |
| CA United States | 2023-04-19 | Gavin Jostad 17 | South Fork of the Yuba 49 to Bridgeport | Medium V |
Whitewater Kayak- Swim into Rock or Sieve |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| SC United States | 2023-04-15 | Thommy C. Bellamy 35 | Savannah River Below Evans, GA | II |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
