North Carolina Kayaker Killed on Idaho’s Payette River

CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — A 22-year-old North Carolina man has died in a kayaking accident on the Payette River in Idaho, north of Boise. Boise County officials say Eric Weigel of Asheville, N.C., was kayaking the North Fork of the Payette with two friends on Wednesday afternoon when he apparently flipped over and hit his head, losing consciousness.

The sheriff's department tells KBOI-TV (http://bit.ly/11uSgaI) that Weigel was upside down in his kayak for several minutes before friends could get him to shore. He died at the scene. The sheriff's office says Weigel and his friends were on the final day of a 21-day whitewater rafting trip when the accident happened. The North Fork of the Payette is known for its challenging Class V rapids.