Accident Database: Accident #684

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River: Arkansas
Reach #:
Section: Frog Rock
Gauge: 700
Water Level: Low
Difficulty: III
Accident Code(s): L.S. on a Comm. Trip
Injury Code(s): Fatal
Age: 12
Experienced/Inexperienced: Inexperienced
Private/Commercial: Commercial
Boat Type: Raft
Number of Occupants: 3
Number of Victims: 1
Initial Report: On July 26th a 12 year old boy slipped away after his raft flipped after striking a rock on the Class III "Frog Rock" section of Colorado?s Arkansas River. The flow was a modest 700 cfs. Few details were supplied by the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area press release. The body of Luca Andrei Angelesco was recovered the following day after an upstream dam reduced the flow to 200 cfs. CW
Report Status: Completed
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