A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to cover medical expenses.

According to the GoFundMe narrative, Evie Scoville, 17, was submerged for approximately 10 minutes on June 4 until she was rescued by her boyfriend and his family, “despite raging waters and risk to themselves.”

 She then received 45 minutes of CPR from his family and nearby EMTs before being airlifted to Kalispell for emergency medical treatment.

The accident was part of a Great Northern Raft Co. excursion. The company did not immediately respond to a request for more details on the incident.

Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino on Monday confirmed there was a river accident June 4 and multiple water incidents in the past week.

From May 25 to June 4 there were six watercraft incidents, he noted in an email to the Hungry Horse News.

Rivers swelled with runoff after heavy rains last week and emergency personnel said the accident was at the Bonecrusher Rapid and happened between 2 and 3 p.m. ALERT flew the girl to the hospital.

On that same day, a person in a kayak who went under also had to be rescued.

Scoville as of presstime was in an induced coma and receiving treatment for her injuries, though she has been improving, according to reports on the GoFund Me page, which is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-evies-recovery-journey

Last week was a busy one for emergency personnel. Multiple fire departments responded to an accident on Highway 2 after a car ran head-on into a propane truck, injuring three near Marias Pass. The driver of the truck was uninjured.