Rafter Drowns In W. Va. River Accident
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) -- A Maryland woman has drowned after a weekend rafting accident on the New River Gorge National River.
The National Park Service said Sunday in a release that Judy Brown of Cumberland, Md., was one of eight people who fell overboard from an Alpine Adventures raft as it overturned in a rapid Saturday morning.
Chief Ranger Jeff West says Brown became entrapped at an area known as Detroit Rock, close to the center of the river. At some point, Brown's life vest came off, but it's unclear whether it was before or after she became entrapped. She later was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The National Park Service and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources are investigating the accident.
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