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Accident Database: Accident #1168
| River: | James |
| Section: | 2. Balcony Falls Run |
| Location: | |
| Gauge: | 8' (Buchanan) |
| Water Level: | High |
| Difficulty: | IV- |
| Accident Code(s): | No PFD |
| Injury Code(s): | Fatal |
| Age: | 21 |
| Experienced/Inexperienced: | Inexperienced |
| Years Paddling: | >10 |
| Private/Commercial: | Private |
| Boat Type: | Raft |
| Boat Manufacturer: | |
| Boat Model: | One Man Cheap Vinyl Inflatable |
| Number of Occupants: | 1 |
| Number in Group: | 2 |
| Number of Victims: | 1 |
| Other Victim Names: | |
| Hazard Codes: | High Water |
| Initial Report: | In the drowning last year on the Balcony Falls section of the James thge victim wore no PFD; was in a blow up Wal-Mart type raft and (according to his buddy that was with him whom I spoke with the day of the accident) he did not know how to swim.
Local law enforcement and Forest Service CLOSED the entire section of the
James for 3 days and issued tickets for violators and one local boater ended
up in the clink for sneaking by the authorities and getting nabbed
downstream. No solid info on the arrest though.
Here is the news article:
http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149189014661&path=
todspencer@hotmail.com
http://www.americanwhitewater.org |
| Summary: | |
| Detailed Description: | |
| Conclusions: | |
| Report Status: | On Going |
