Elk River Gorge - presented by Mion Footwear
The Lower Elk or Elk River Gorge is located in the high country of North Carolina close to Boone. This video covers one trip down the river on 11 ...
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The Chestertown Spy - Alcohol Suspected in Elk River Boating Accident
On August 14, 2010 at approximately 9:30 PM Natural Resource Police responded to a vessel that struck a buoy in the Elk River. Eric Pryor of Northeast was flown to R Adam Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore with non-life threatening injuries. The operator of the vessel, Deforrest Wayne Timlin, 49, of Rising Sun, is still missing. The search for Timiln is continuing in the Elk River by Natural Resource Police with side scan sonar and surface searches. The area was searched on Saturday night by Natural Resource Police, United States Coast Guard and Maryland State Police units. Aerial and shoreline searches were conducted. Timlin was operating a 28 foot Power Quest boat and was traveling from the Chesapeake Inn when the vessel struck a green buoy #19 in the Elk River. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in this accident.
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