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Oklahoma Man Dies In Rafting Accident Save Email Print
Posted: 7:31 AM May 21, 2008
Last Updated: 7:31 AM May 21, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press
Email Address: news@wsaz.com

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FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - The National Park Service says a 70-year-old Oklahoma man has died in a rafting accident on the New River.

New River Gorge National River spokesman Gary Hartley says the name of the victim of Tuesday's accident is being withheld pending notification of relatives.

Hartley says the man fell overboard in Middle Keeney rapid. He was recovered about three minutes later, but Hartley says he wasn't breathing and guides from River Expeditions were unable to revive him.

Tuesday's death was West Virginia's second fatal whitewater accident in less than a week. A New York woman drowned on the Cheat River last Saturday.

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