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Aug. 24—Jurors in a coroner's inquest examining an August 2022 rafting death on the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle recommended drastic changes Thursday in hopes of preventing future fatalities.
“Navigating the river is tricky under normal conditions and when you add 3-4 times the amount of water and speed, things can happen really fast,” the sheriff’s office said.
The Cheoah River is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina in the United States. It is located in Graham County in far western North Carolina, near Robbinsville , and is approximately 20 miles in length.
On July 3, 2021, a raft on Raging River carrying six passengers overturned, sending four guests to a local hospital with severe injuries. One of the passengers, an 11-year-old boy, later died. The ride had been inspected the day before the incident and was found to be in normal working order. [11] A trial will take place in June 2025. [12]
Part of the trail is located on top of Fontana Dam. The Cheoah River is noted for its Class IV and Class V whitewater rapids. The river is used for whitewater rafting about 17 days per year, based on a water-release schedule from Santeetlah Dam. Seventy-five percent of Lake Santeetlah shoreline borders national forest.
Two Madison County inmates rushed to help a rafter stranded in flooded river after he falls out of raft.
Santeetlah Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Cheoah River (river mile 9) in Graham County, North Carolina. It, a pipeline/tunnel facility, and a powerhouse form the Santeetlah Development. The Santeetlah powerhouse is located on the left bank of the Cheoah Reservoir portion of the Little Tennessee River five miles (8 km) upstream of the Cheoah Dam.
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