Anytime a death occurs or a boater/passenger is injured an injury into legal causation should be undertaken promptly especially after a boating death. Since 1990 we have seen a statewide low of 7 boater deaths and it rose to 25 in 1993.

This year (2008) we have seen only 13 boater deaths which is about average. Boating injuries especially with the popular rafting sport can include facial lacerations and severe facial trauma such as orbital blowouts.

With as many rafting rivers as Oregon has boater deaths will occur in the future and my best advise is to have a lawyer exam the facts of the occurrence and evaluate the law even if a waiver was signed by the person who went rafting and boating.

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