University of Georgia student, 21, is missing after he was thrown from a raft on a river in Wyoming
- Oliver Woodward was with five others at Snake River Canyon, Jackson Hole
- He was ejected when raft hit Kings Wave rapids; he wasn't wearing life jacket
- Another person thrown out of vessel was later found in good health
Oliver Woodward was last seen late Tuesday afternoon in the water in the Snake River Canyon, about a mile south of Hoback Junction, Jackson Hole
A search is underway in northwestern Wyoming for a 21-year-old University of Georgia student who went missing after he was thrown from a raft.
Oliver Woodward was last seen late Tuesday afternoon in the water in Snake River Canyon, about a mile south of Hoback Junction, Jackson Hole.
He was one of six people on the raft on July 4, and was not wearing a life jacket, according to authorities.
As it entered a section of rapids known as Kings Wave, he and another person were ejected, AJC reported.
The four others in the group were able to get to shore, while the fifth was found in good health, said Teton County Sheriff's Lt. Matt Carr.
'He had a landscaping job this summer in Jackson Hole,' Oliver's mother Julia Woodward told 11 Alive.
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'He wanted to be there because it was so beautiful and wanted to be in the mountains,' she added.
The search for Woodward began Tuesday evening and continued Wednesday.
Woodward is 6 feet tall and was wearing green board shorts at the time.
Woodward was one of six people on the raft on Snake River (file photo) on July 4, and was not wearing a life jacket, according to authorities
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