These reports have been posted in the hope that future visitors will learn from others' mistakes and avoid hardship on their trips.
Fatal Incidents
The table below lists a sample of fatal river incident reports:
| Date |
Location |
Flow
(CFS)
|
Age
|
Sex
|
Type of
Trip
|
| 08/30/67 |
Spanish Bottom |
5,140 |
26
|
M
|
Comm
|
| 05/31/73 |
Big Drops |
34,800 |
60
|
M
|
Private
|
| 08/07/74 |
Mile 206 |
6,740 |
56
|
M
|
Comm
|
| 06/20/75 |
Rapid 3 |
47,700 |
24
|
M
|
Private
|
| 06/12/79 |
Brown Betty Rapid |
49,200 |
20
|
M
|
Private
|
| 05/25/80 |
The Slide |
38,400 |
25
|
M
|
Private
|
| 11/10/82 |
Big Drop Three |
12,480 |
32
|
F
|
Private
|
| 05/20/83 |
Big Drop Two or Three |
32,600 |
48
|
M
|
Private
|
| 04/27/93 |
Big Drop Three |
18,840 |
46
|
M
|
Private
|
| 05/29/93 |
Big Drop Two |
69,900 |
70
|
M
|
Private
|
| 06/03/93 |
Mile Long to Big Drops |
63,300 |
51
|
M
|
Private
|
| 05/17/95 |
Big Drop Two |
33,900 |
41
|
M
|
Comm
|
| 09/27/97 |
Big Drop Two |
16,890 |
40
|
M
|
Private
|
| 05/12/00 |
Big Drop Two |
27,000 |
74
|
M
|
Comm
|
Injury/Illness Incidents
This is a representative sample of injury/illness river-related incidents:
Case Incident Report 830283
Case Incident Report 850181
Case Incident Report 90R007
Case Incident Report 927021
Case Incident Report 937001
Case Incident Report 955057
Case Incident Report 977022
Case Incident Report 9807000013
Case Incident Report 9807000021
Case Incident Report 9807000024
Case Incident Report 9807000026
Case Incident Report 9907000005
Case Incident Report 9907000006
Case Incident Report 9907000019
Non-Injury/Illness Incidents
A representative sample of other river-related incidents:
Case Incident Report 820165
Case Incident Report 977029
Case Incident Report 9807000016
Case Incident Report 9807000027
Case Incident Report 9905000096
Case Incident Report 0007000005
Case Incident Report 0107000013
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