Michelle Math, 47, dies in rafting accident in Clear Creek County, Colorado
Modified Date:
Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:15amAccident Date:
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Texas Woman Killed In Whitewater Rafting Accident
“A lot of people get thrown out in Clear Creek, they might get banged up a little bit but usually they get back into the boat or get out of the water and they are okay,” Clear Creek County Sheriff Rick Albers told CBS 4 in Denver.
Kayaker did everything he could to try to save woman killed in rafting accident
“Everything I’ve ever been trained to do, we did today,” said John, a local safety kayaker who asked FOX31 Denver not to use his last name. “It’s terrible. It’s the first time I ever saw somebody die right in front of my face.”
Woman in deadly Clear Creek rafting incident ID'd
When deputies and officers arrived, they found a fellow rafter performing CPR on Math. She was transported back across the creek and eventually pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death will be determined by an autopsy.
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Michelle Math, 47, of Wylie, Texas, was found deceased after a Whitewater rafting accident in Clear Creek, Colorado. When first responders arrived at the scene they found employees of a rafting company performing CPR on the woman. Deputies pronounced Math deceased at the site near Highway 6. The raft belonged to the commercial company All American Adventures.
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Type: Boat Accident
People Involved:
Michelle Math
County:
Clear Creek County, COArea:
Denver, CO
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