Word Is Two Floaters Missing.

[Danoinark]

i wish we had more photos to show what it was realy like, the river went from 23 inches of air space to 18 ft.of the darkest brown water. it caught a lot of people off gaurd! it started to jump up on sat. we had canoers camping so we set off in a raft to warn people of the rise. i'm sure the thought we were story telling about the high water coming up . we pulled 4 pinned canoes out and guided 12 canoer's down the river. at kyle's landing about 500 yards up stream an elderly man was swimming a sunk kayak. all you could see of him was the life jacket floating above his head . it just look like a life jacket floating up right! with small splashes . we caught up to him just as he said i can't make it anymore. one guy leaned over the front of the raft and grabbed him and another grabbed the kayak! but that left only me to paddle the raft. and trust me i was paddling for all i'm worth! we are now about 40 feet from the landing at kyle's but we are moving too fast to make it close enough. one guy from the bank had a rope, and threw it .it shot off way too far from us . i saw the bad throw coming. and jumped up and fired a last chance HAIL MARRY from the back of the raft to the shore. and then the fun began! they couldn't hold us or slow us down at all. they wraped the end of the rope around a tree! like a cartoon when we hit the end of the rope it close lined Jessie and swept him right out of the raft, but he was hanging on to the line. the all the people we were helping out started slaming into the raft piling up on the high side sinking there canoes. they were all grabbing the rope all i had a hold of was the knot at the end of the rope. with all the weight of the raft and people i couldn't hold it and it yanked me from the back of the raft and i shot off into the water. and the scramble was on!! (i'm pretty sure i have 4 inch longer arms now!) but all made it in safe! monday we were called in to help look for the lost man and his grandson. for a river search . or body recovery. at 11 ground crews had found the grandfather and he said the boy was on land and not in the water . and we were turning it over to the jasper ground crews i'm so glad it all worked out so well !!

Hats off to you bobber! I'd use your canoe service and knowledge anyday. I need to drop by and visit one of these days since I am only about 10 miles from you.....

Dano

[ness]

Dayum! Well done, Bobber!

[ColdWaterFshr]

scary, scary stuff

[bobber]

[bobber]

the top pic is when we put on. the bottom is when we came off upper right is the ponca road it as 18 ft 5 hours later

[flytyer57]

With the water flowing over the bridge like that, I would have turned around and found some other way to get to where I was going. There is absolutely no way I would put my life in a dangerous situation like that.

And my hats off to you "bobber". I'd have to let somebody drown before I get on the water when it's like that.

[bobber]

please don't think i'm a thill seeker ! to me it's about safety first! that's why i took the time to get the training to be safe ........... but ,in that kind of water there only a handfull of people in the area that can do it > please don't make me do it again anytime soon!

[bobber]

that's the ponca bridge under water. the other one is boxley bridge

[flytyer57]

please don't think i'm a thill seeker ! to me it's about safety first! that's why i took the time to get the training to be safe ........... but ,in that kind of water there only a handfull of people in the area that can do it > please don't make me do it again anytime soon!

I personally will not put myself in that kind of position to have to meet you like that.

Wish I could say the same for others out there.

[ollie]

You da man Bobber!! Those are some scary pics and I hope all those who you helped out were grateful.