Gary Brown, 50, killed in rafting accident on Ocoee River in Polk County

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/17/2014 - 5:42am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, September 13, 2014

North Carolina man dies in river accident in Tenn.

Investigators say the victim was wearing a life jacket Officials say the death is the fourth fatal accident on the Ocoee River in the past four years.

North Carolina Man Dies In Rafting Incident On The Ocoee River

The victim was unresponsive when he was recovered from the water further downriver.  Investigators report that he was wearing a lifejacket and that there were no external injuries.  

A 50-year-old North Carolina man has died in a rafting accident on the Ocoee River in Tennessee. The Clayton, North Carolina man and six other people were ejected from a raft when it overturned in a rapid on the river in Polk County on Saturday.

 

 
People Involved: 
Gary Brown

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