The victim and 3 other people were each paddling kayaks up river to the paper mill dam. The victim's kayak got caught in an eddy, turning her kayak sideways. It collided with a log and the water pressure from the current flipped her kayak over, causing victim to fall out. Victim was wearing a PFD and was able to stay afloat, but the current in the eddy prevented her from being able to swim to shore. Another kayaker in the group was able to get victim to hang on to the front of his kayak while he paddled to shore. Victim was hypothermic and was transported to the ER by ambulance.
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