Swimmer Rescue | Aaron and Zach's Mediocre Rafting Show

Show Notes

This week Zach and Steve look at a few videos that demonstrate swimmer rescue. Cody joins in at the the end to help answer a question about picking good boating partners. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CKhPxD_4-Ew Zach and Steve had some robust discussions about how to rescue swimmers and which swimmers to rescue first. The following priorities were agreed on:

Prioritize the safety of the boat you're while rescuing swimmers so you don't create more swimmers
Any swimmer ahead of boats is in a particularly dangerous position so catching up with the most downstream swimmer is a priority

Here are links to the videos we watched this week:

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