Boat crash on Colorado River kills one, injures two
National Park Service
and last updated 2021-04-27 19:22:57-04
GRAND CANYON â A woman has died and two others were injured following a boating accident on the Colorado River Monday, according to Grand Canyon National Park officials.
At approximately 11 a.m. Monday, crews received a satellite phone call reporting an overturned boat from a commercial trip near Kwagunt Rapid, along the Colorado River.
According to officials, two swiftwater rescue team boats were sent to the scene. The teams arrived Tuesday morning, where they located a 60-year-old woman who had died and two other individuals who were injured.
One dead, two injured in Colorado River motorboating incident in Grand Canyon National Park (Source: Cronkite News) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 27, 2021 at 9:12 PM MST - Updated April 27 at 9:12 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - On April 26, 2021 at approximately 11:00 a.m. MST, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a satellite phone report of a boating accident on the Colorado River near Kwagunt Rapid at river mile 56. A commercial river trip requested assistance with an overturned motorboat and reported boater injuries.
The park swiftwater rescue team responded with two crews of rescue boats which launched on April 26th and arrived on scene the morning of April 27. Due to adverse weather conditions, the park helicopter was not able to immediately respond.
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One person was killed and two others were injured after a boating accident on the Colorado River inside the Grand Canyon. National Park officials say they received a call at around 11 a.m. Monday about the accident near Kwagunt Rapid at river mile 56. A commercial river trip requested help with an overturned motorboat with injuries. Due to adverse weather conditions, the park helicopter wasn’t able to respond immediately. Two swiftwater rescue crews arrived on the scene early Tuesday morning. A 60-year-old female was pronounced dead at the scene. The park helicopter was able to airlift the two injured people and the woman’s body out of the area. An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the National Park Service, along with the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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One person died and two others were injured during a floating trip down the Colorado River inside Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said on Tuesday.
A commercial river trip requested aid at about 11 a.m. on Monday after it spotted a motorized raft overturned near the Kwagunt Rapid, which has a 12-foot drop and roughly a medium difficulty.
During the trip, a cold front moved in with strong wind and snow on the canyon s rim, preventing a rescue helicopter from responding immediately. Rescue crews in boats set out on Monday and reached the site of the accident Tuesday morning, Grand Canyon spokeswoman Kaitlyn Thomas wrote in a press release.