On 9/15/2013 6:05 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-09-15, Janet > wrote:
>
>> Flood water is different; beaneath the surface it's often carrying
>> innumerable bits of loose debris collected from onshore; highly
>> dangerous to kayaks.
>
> More dangerous than existing well-known hazards that can be as equally
> treacherous? I think not.

I think so.
>
> Last Summer, we had a trained rafting guide die when she got sucked
> into a well known river hazard. So treacherous, took them 2 wks to
> fabricate a barrier and divert heavy river flow enough to get her body
> out. This after her body being down in this suck hole for over 30
> days. After the retrieval, the river was returned to it's natural
> state and that particularly onerous hazard still exists to this day.
>
> nb
>

Flood water often carries raw sewage and other potential toxins it may
have picked up. No thanks, I'll stay on dry land and not put rescue
personnel at risk either. Guess I'm old fashioned that way.