Swift Water Rescue Incident Reports

These accident accounts were written by the people that were involved in the incidents. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the authors and not mine. My hope is that we learn from these incidents.

WARNING: The articles and incident reports contain graphic language and material.


2009 Accident Reports-Jan to June



Dislocation-Middle Meadow, WV



Equipment Malfunction/Pin-Wilson Creek, NC



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Flood Stage River-Section 3: Chattooga River, SC



Pin-Section 3: Chattooga River, SC



Recirculation-Wilson Creek, NC



Seive-Blackwater River, WV



Seive-Cain Creek, TN



Seive-Upper Gauley River, WV



Seive-Upper Gauley River, WV



Strainer-Cheoah River, NC



Strainer-East Fork of South Fork into Salmon River, ID



Strainer-South Boulder Creek, CO



Undercut-Linville River, NC



Undercut-Russell Fork River, VA



Haw River, NC-Even Class 1 can be Dangerous