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Sheriff: Woman drowned Saturday after kayak flipped in Whitewater River

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Posted at 10:03 AM, Jul 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-04 10:53:50-04

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A woman drowned Saturday afternoon after her kayak flipped in the Whitewater River, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.

Around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to the 9100 block of Lawrenceburg Road for an overturned kayak.

First responders and other people on the river at the time were able to pull 60-year-old Bobbie Egan from the river. People performed CPR on Egan, but she died at the scene.