by William Gatling | Jan 5, 2011 | Safety and Training
Some of you have asked how I was able to escape the hole. How I did is contained in my account below. Just keep in mind that it does not mean that what I did would have worked for Paul. Luck more than anything is why I was able to swim out. It’s with a heavy...
by William Gatling | Jan 2, 2011 | Safety and Training
Saturday, January 1, 2011, GCA member Paul Pichanusakorn passed away after a kayaking accident on the Tellico River. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, January 8th at 2 pm, at the H.M. Patterson & Son Canton Hill Chapel in Marietta, GA. Details of the...
by William Gatling | Jul 29, 2010 | Safety and Training
A young kayaker (age 22) from Cleveland, Georgia, died at Left Crack on Section IV of the Chattooga on Thursday evening, June 13,1996. The water level was reported to be about 1.8 feet. As part of a small group, he was evidently trying to scout either Middle Crack or...
by Shirley Tharp | Jun 21, 2010 | Safety and Training
White Water Boating Is Safer Than You Think (Really!) Apparently white water tragedies make good press; after all, most kayaking, rafting, and canoeing accidents are widely reported in local papers and on the evening news. This creates an illusion that the sport is...
by William Gatling | Jun 6, 2010 | Safety and Training
The following is an account of a fatality on the class II Tuck gorge. It was written by Sam Fowlkes, a Rescue 3 and ACA swiftwater rescue ITE and fellow ACA Board member who lives beside the Tuck. “On June 3, Thursday around 5:00 PM I heard a frantic knock at...
