Further Details Released in Fatal Kayak Accident

More details have been released in the case of the kayak accident that left one woman dead. The victim in the incident has been identified as 58-year-old Donna Bailey of Corning, and her body was recovered in the Chemung River near Big Flats around 7:30 Sunday evening. Bailey and her 32-year-old who daughter, whose name has not been released, entered the river around 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The two-person kayak encountered a down tree as they came around a river bend, and investigators believe that the kayak struck a limb and overturned, pinning the two women against the tree. Neither woman was wearing a life jacket. The daughter was able to free herself and swim to shore. She then waved down a passing motorcyclist on state Route 352 who called 911 just before 4 o’clock. Donna Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene when she was found around 7 o’clock.