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Accident Database: Accident #878
Help| River: | Neversink |
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| Reach #: |
Neversink [NY]
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| Section: | 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley |
| Location: | Old Falls in Fallsburg |
| Gauge: | 900-1400 cfs |
| Water Level: | High |
| Difficulty: | IV |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal |
| Age: | 24 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Kayak - Unknown |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number in Group: | 2 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Hazard Codes: | Blast rock, Low Head Dam, High Water, Hydraulic/Keeper Hole, Man-made Debris Strainer, Pin/Broach, Rocks that cause blunt trauma, Natural Strainer or Sieve, Water Temp, Waterfall |
| Summary: | High water on the Neversink River proved deadly for Fred Stewart, 24, on August 15, 2004. Stewart flipped in rapids near Old Falls and was sucked into a pin between two rocks. His friend paddled up but couldn't budge him. After local officers arrived on the scene, it took 10 minutes for them to extricate him. CPR was unsuccessful; he was pronounced dead at Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. |
| Link: | http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2004/08/16/vwdrown.htm |
| Report Status: | Incomplete |
