Accident Database: Recent Accidents
Public Submissions (Initial reports not yet confirmed by AW Safety Committee)
Accidents Since 1973
Accident Database
20 Completed Safety Reports Found
| State/Country | Date | Name/Age | River/Section | Flow/Class | Boat/Cause | Factor/Injury | Type/Private | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH United States | 2025-06-21 | Unidentified Man and Child | Cuyahoga River | High V |
Raft- Flush Drowning |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| GA United States | 2025-06-18 | Unidentified Men | Ocmulgee River | High N/A |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
High Water/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| AK United States | 2025-06-17 | Joye Maple 67 | Chatanika River | I |
Raft- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| VA United States | 2025-06-15 | 11 People | Rappahanock River | II+ |
Open Canoe- Other |
High Water/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| ME United States | 2025-06-14 | Unidentified Man 78 | St. Croix River | N/A |
Open Canoe- Other |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| PA United States | 2025-06-13 | Michael Barney 43 | Youghiogheny 6. Lower | High IV |
Whitewater Kayak- |
/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| UT United States | 2025-06-11 | Larry Ellertson | Colorado (18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina 18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina (Cataract Canyon) | IV |
Raft- Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve |
One Boat Trip/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| KY United States | 2025-06-08 | Kevin Scott Sellers 38 | North Fork Kentucky River | High N/A |
Kayak - Other- Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| KY United States | 2025-06-07 | Michael Looby 25 | Elkhorn Creek | High I |
Other- Swim into Strainer |
High Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| PA United States | 2025-06-07 | Dakota MacGill 26 | Loyalsock Creek Lower | I |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| CO United States | 2025-06-07 | Unidentified Man 35 | Arkansas 04. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge | High III+ |
Inflatable Kayak- Flush Drowning |
Cold Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| MT United States | 2025-06-07 | Unidentified Man 58 | Madison River Varney Bridge to Ennis | Medium I |
Kayak - Other- Swim into Strainer |
Poor Planning/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| MO United States | 2025-06-01 | Unidentified Woman 63 | Current River | N/A |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| OR United States | 2025-05-31 | Unidentified Woman | Deschutes River | II+ |
Standup/Surf Board- Equipment Trap |
Other/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| United States | 2025-05-29 | Deschutes Wickiup Dam to Pringle Falls | Medium IV |
Standup/Surf Board- Other |
Cold Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More | |
| AL United States | 2025-05-27 | Regina Smith 51 | Black Creek | High IV |
Raft- PFD Not Worn or Present |
One Boat Trip/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| MD United States | 2025-05-26 | Justine Miller | Youghiogheny Upper Yough | Medium IV+ |
Whitewater Kayak- Impact/Trauma |
Other/ | Injury Private | Read More |
| PA United States | 2025-05-23 | Alec Campbell 38 | Neshiminy Creek | N/A |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| United States | 2025-05-19 | Niklas Delisle 27 | Connecticut River | High I |
Kayak - Other- PFD Not Worn or Present |
Cold Water/ | Fatal Private | Read More |
| NM United States | 2025-05-16 | Jacob Trant | Canadian River | N/A |
Open Canoe- Pinned in Boat against Rock or Sieve |
Other/ | Injury Private | Read More |
