close call [raft portage vid]
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Dont know why she didn't just jump in to the fast running water to the left of the rock...Looked a lot calmer 50 yards downstream.
It was close call but they didn't look experienced boaters to us.
Their gear in the boat was poorly tied in.
We would have put a a rope around her in case she slipped or at least got her to use the paddle to hold her. We find it nearly always safer and easier to pull off boats and definitely people in rescue situations from downstream. Pulling someone from upstream means they often get pulled under. Pulling or retrieving from downstream means the current is helping you.
Their gear in the boat was poorly tied in.
We would have put a a rope around her in case she slipped or at least got her to use the paddle to hold her. We find it nearly always safer and easier to pull off boats and definitely people in rescue situations from downstream. Pulling someone from upstream means they often get pulled under. Pulling or retrieving from downstream means the current is helping you.
