[Awclist] Fwd: River Runner Drowned at Hance Rapid

[Thomas Robey]

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> From: RRFW Riverwire <riverwire at rrfw.org>
> Date: March 17, 2008 9:45:15 PM MDT
> To: trobey at cybermesa.com
> Subject: River Runner Drowned at Hance Rapid
> Reply-To: riverwire at rrfw.org
>
> RRFW Riverwire -
>
> River Runner Drowned at Hance Rapid
> March 17, 2008
>
> A non-commercial river runner flipped his raft in Hance Rapid on the  
> afternoon of March 16, 2008, on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon  
> National Park.
>
> The boater was quickly retrieved from the water by other members of  
> the group but was unresponsive. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)  
> was initiated immediately.
>
> The NPS was unable to fly a helicopter rescue mission that afternoon  
> as the canyon was socked in with fog and snow showers were reported  
> at the South Rim Helibase.
>
> The group of river runners conducted a heroic attempt at CPR for  
> well over an hour while traveling downstream to Grapevine Camp, five  
> miles below Hance Rapid, arriving at Grapevine at roughly 5:00PM.
>
> The river flow was approximately 11,000 cubic feet per second (cfs),  
> five days after the end of the 41,000 cfs high flow experiment.
>
> According to a Grand Canyon National Park press release posted this  
> afternoon, the river trip continued downriver this morning to  
> Phantom Ranch where they were met by park rangers.
>
> The man's body was flown out of the canyon to the South Rim  
> Helibase, transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner and  
> taken to Flagstaff, Arizona.
>
> According to the Park Service, an autopsy will be performed to  
> determine cause of death, and the Park Service is conducting its own  
> ongoing investigation into the incident at this time.
>
> The victim's name and age are being withheld by the Park Service  
> pending notification of next of kin.
>
> River Runners for Wilderness extends our condolences to the family  
> and trip members.
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