Rescue 911-Episode 506 -"Anniversary Rafting Horror"(Part 2)

[206airmail]

I have driven across that bridge about 4 times, and live about 1-1/2 - 2 hrs. from it. My mom has gone down that river.

[stardust2511]

This is the story about my parents. They had no clue that they were going to get thrown out of the raft. If my mom thought the guide was safe and the trip the day before went smoothly she wouldn't have gone the second day knowing that this would happen. I am just thankful that my parents are alive today and so greatful to the people who helped save my parents that day. If it wasn't for those people my parents wouldn't be here with me today.

[Maxshard]

What the hell is a non swimmer doing out on rapids in the first place?

[allgood2000]

In this situation, the accident actually did occur because guide didn't know the river, not because he was unable to steer the raft. If he had avoided the rapid that caused the raft the flip (which people familiar with the river knew to stay away from), the accident would not have happened.

[triezen007]

Not a smart thing to go white water rafting if you don't know how to swim.

[Lunaxthexicexmaiden]

At least they wore life vests. I know a few people that don't.

[vickiormindyb]

I remember asking a patient if she was feeling pain-we have to so we can assess how serious the trauma is-and her husband freaked out. Started yelling at me, calling me an idiot, telling me my question was stupid.

I told him I'm just trying to do my job, but he wouldn't listen, so I let him rage at me.

What else could I do? I had no time to explain that I asked b/c the absence of pain makes a trauma more severe.

He would have had to trust me, and I knew he wouldn't, so I didn't bother.

[allgood2000]

Some people just have no common sense, Vicki. I know that some people don't understand how certain jobs work, but it gets on my nerves when I see someone getting belligerent over something they don't know about. I feel sorry for cashiers and waiters/waitresses who have to deal with irrational customers. I can only imagine having to deal with people whose assery is exacerbated by the stress of an emergency.

[PHILRYABKIN]

I would do rafting in the summer never in early spring learn stupid people.

[angeljapan]

The rivers are higher and the rapids more awesome in early spring after all the snow has melted. I'd go, but with a much more experienced guide and better gear.

[Roweena54]

re-enactments are so stupid....we want to see

[DorvellTStewart]

Take it up with the people who created Rescue 911. It's not their fault they couldn't be on the scene during every story that was presented.

[sccrforward]

the water was too rough to go rafting. they should of known not to get in it

[allgood2000]

I think that was normal water for rafting, the raft guide just went over a rapid he wasn't supposed to.

[XpolymerX]

Dumbasses, Aww that's so cute they are both hypothermic, let's start moving thier limbs.....

[ludwigxpaiste]

oh yeah, go rafting in low 40 degree water, without immersion gear, with people who can't swim, with virually no experience on whitewater.

[travelplus1]

Lets go call 911 were drowning

[lizzykat2]

I don't know how swim in the rapids

[allgood2000]

If you have a lifejacket on, you're supposed to lie on your back with your feet facing forward and use your arms to swim.

[lizzykat2]

You're right Allgood

[Unslovedaudio]

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[LKwings]

I dont get if you dont know how to swin then y go do something like this.

[angeljapan]

A guy I know who doesn't know how to swim went rafting with me one year. Of course we went with a professional company who geared us up and put a nice shiny piece of duct tape on his helmet to let the other professional guides know he was a non-swimmer. Had no problem at all. Their problem was they didn't go with professionals.

[porrigehater]

what a pack of dumbasses, sone peoples stupidity astounds me

[IcePrincess73]

Why would someone who doesnt know how to swim go white water rafting?? What a friggin idiotic mentality. Some people are so dumb they should be put out of everyone elses misery.

[srubi74]

Well, not to mention that it is really not very hard or very expensive to learn how to swim. I think steering the boat into the rapid was the raft owner's fault, but anyone who would be in or around the water without knowing how to swim is risking their own lives and the lives of the people who are then obligated to rescue them.

[usaka22]

I bet there are some terrible segments where it makes no sense at all huh?

[KinakoIshiyama]

What do you mean?