Archived Outdoors
Man dies in kayaking accident
A man paddling in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last Wednesday (July 1) died after his kayak capsized.
Kenneth Worthington, 53, from Apex, was paddling the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River on the Tennessee side of the park when his kayak flipped. His friends pulled him from the river, but Gatlinburg police and firefighters — who responded to the emergency call along with park rangers — were unable to resuscitate him.
Information about water safety in the park is available at www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/watersafety.htm.
