Jackson woman dies in rafting accident

A Jackson, Wyoming, woman died in a rafting accident on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday.

Donna Viehman, 63, was part riding in a rubber raft north of Moose Landing with five other people, including her husband, when the raft hit something, which the park called a “mid-stream obstruction,” and overturned around 6:20 p.m. All six people went overboard.

After the raft flipped, five of the boaters were able to reach a gravel bar in the middle of the river, the park said in a news release Monday. A passing raft picked up the stranded boaters and floated them the remaining .25 mile to the Moose Landing, where they were eventually met by park rangers and emergency personnel. However, Viehman was caught in the fast moving current and swept downstream.

Viehman could not be revived after being pulled from the river by bystanders and given CPR.

The accident is under investigation. All rafters were wearing personal flotation devices, the park said.