(BOISE, Idaho) -- A 22-year-old man was killed in a kayak accident on Wednesday.
According to the Idaho Statesman, Eric Weigel was kayaking with his friends when his kayak flipped over. It is believed that Weigel struck his head and was knocked unconscious. He was then trapped upside down underwater until his friends were able to reach him, get him to shore, and begin performing CPR, says the Statesman.
Weigel was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived at the scene.
The friends were on a 21-day whitewater rafting trip, says the Statesman, and were due to return to North Carolina on Thursday.
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