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http://www.omniture.com --> Email Story to a Friend July 10, 2006 Unusually high waters bring host of injuries By Damian Mann Mail Tribune Unseasonably swift waters played havoc on the Rogue River Sunday, leading to two boating accidents in Shady Cove and a third in Gold Hill that together injured four people. "Everybody got out without getting too hurt, except for a few scrapes and bumps," said Tom Turk, a deputy with the Sheriff's Marine Division. "Luckily, nobody's dead." In Shady Cove near Brophy Road a new drift boat got hung up on a log, overturned and sunk immediately around 4:30 p.m., said Turk. Douglas Allen, 37, of Shady Cove was treated for lacerations, and another unidentified man was taken away for a cut and possibly stitches, said Turk. "The boat is still capsized in a real swift area of the river with tons of water pressure pushing down on it," he said late Sunday. In Gold Hill, near the Gold Hill Sports Park, Kenneth Ray Pariseau, 39, of Central Point was in a raft dredging for gold when he got entangled by his rope. Between the rope and the water pressure near a Class 2 rapids, Pariseau was trapped for 50 minutes before rescuers could free him around 11:30 a.m., said Turk. He said Pariseau refused treatment initially, but later went to the hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises. Pariseu's boat was tied by a rope, but it broke free entangling the man, said Turk. Before he was cut free, Fire District 3 officials said a river rafting guide, Taylor Sigel of Adventure Center in Ashland, escorted rescuers into the fast-flowing waters to pick up Pariseau. A 60-year-old Rogue River man, Edward Winkelman, lost his balance in a raft at the Highway 62 bridge over the Rogue River in Shady Cove at 11 a.m., hit his head and lost consciousness, said Turk. Fire District 4 emergency crews treated Winkelman, who has diabetes and heart problems, at the scene, said Turk. At this time of year, the Rogue River typically has about 1,500 to 1,700 cubic feet a second of water flow, sometimes even as low as 1,200 feet. But this year, with the heavier snow pack, the river has 2,900 cubic feet a second, said Turk. "It's really flowing hard," he said. Reach reporter Damian Mann at 776-4476 or [email protected] . Advertisement s Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Discount Hotel Reservations --> online casinos news Ashley Furniture HomeStore Send Flowers California Casinos GMAT Prep Windermere Van Vleet Sports Equipment Entertainment Guide --> Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada Online Casino Reviews