The following information is based on a telephone interview and a written account by the paddler:

The paddler stated that as he approached Slice-and-dice rapid, he flipped in the hole at the beginning. He tucked and was getting ready to roll when suddenly, the kayak dropped. After hearing and feeling a crunch in his neck, he was unable to feel anything below his neck nor was he able to move his arms or legs. He was upside down in rapidly flowing water and passed out. When he awoke he was being rescued by other paddlers. 
A commercial raft was used to ferry the paddler across the river in his boat while being immobilized. Upon reaching the shore adjacent to Highway 64, paramedics and Ocoee Rangers secured him to a back board and extricated him to the highway where he was transported by ambulance then airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. 

Additional information and assistance provided by Ocoee State Park Manager.
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