News:  One man died after an accident on the North Fork of the Payette River Sunday afternoon.  Emergency teams from Valley County and Boise County along with Life Flight responded to the scene at about 12:34 p.m.  The 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Valley County Sheriff's office says the victim was considered an expert kayaker.  The Sheriff's office says the victim was kayaking in class V rapids between Jacob's Ladder and the Jaws rapids when he flipped over.  He was able to right the kayak, but flipped a second time and did not get upright again.  another kayaker pulled the kayak to shore, but efforts to revive him failed.

Report:  Vessel #1 was operating in Class V rapids when the operator was rolled over and forced to right himself over and over again.  A fellow kayaker came to the aid of Operator #1 and towed him to shore.  The good samaritan noted Operator #1 was not conscious when he was towing him.  Once ashore, CPR was performed until Operator #1 was pronounced dead.  During the investigation it was noted Operator #1 suffered blunt force trauma to the head in this incident.
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