Update - Clarification

This was a guide training trip for a commerical company. While getting into the raft from a practice swim Nikki Innes's legs went over a small pour-over and became trapped. The offical cause of death was a foot/leg entrapment from what the coroner said was likely a rope or strap around the shin along the river bottom.

Nikki was pulling herself into the raft after swimming a few waves (guide training).  She was half way in when she was pulled back into the water.  The boat had just gone over a small pourover.  (Mind you this is a tiny pourover, and this is the prime swimming area for this section)  She was pulled out of the boat, struggled (just behind the pour over) to swim and stopped moving.  The boat was downstream of her and did not run her over.  After two immediate attempts to her body finally came free.  Both rescuers pulled as hard as they could, and said she wasn't being held by the pour over.  The corner said there were bruise marks around her ankle(s), suggesting a foot entrapment by something that wrapped around the leg.  A few days later the river went from 1600cfs to 5000cfs.  We looked for a rope/strap but never found anything. 

Phil Kirkman