bEatmstrJ posted:

That's quite the story. Rafting certainly has its dangers. I'm fortunate to say I've never swam anything major yet, but I have no doubt that its only a matter of time. My buddy got pitched out of an inflatable kayak right at the start of class III rapid and his boat got stuck on a rock. I was coming in behind him and knew I needed to get his boat free so I rammed it with mine and wound up dumping myself in the rapid. It wasn't too crazy but those first few seconds of being under water, not knowing where you're going or when you can catch your next breath can be pretty scary. Fortunately I got his boat free and we were good to go. Not looking forward to a big swim though.