The victim had been paddling a 6 foot kayak on the moving waters of the White River outside of the city of Burlington.  As the victim rounded a corner on the river, the currant became very strong and pushed her along the shoreline.  The victim did not have enough power to clear the shoreline and impacted a downed tree in the river.  The kayak struck the downed tree while traveling abeam downriver, capsized and the victim fell from the vessel and into the river.  The victim fell from the vessel and subsequently broke her femur in the incident.
Burlington