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Re: I had no idea the Arkansas was so deadly willdabeast New
Date: Jul 08 2008, 17:17 GMT
From: DavidWeber

	Western rivers tend to cause more flush-drownings than Eastern rivers because the rivers in this part of the country are "younger" - i.e. the rapids are more continuous with fewer recovery pools. Considering that the East tends to have a much higher population than the West, and there's a lot more whitewater recreation in the Appalachians, the number of fatalities and the number of flush drownings in particular seems to indicate that the rivers in the West are deadlier. I've heard that the Arkansas is one of the (by some sources *the*) most commercially rafter rivers in the US, so it's got both - the heavy usage combined with the Western character. Depressing stuff. Remember to wear your PFD and always check your grab-loop.

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While it is good to check your grabloop, it's also important and easy to know how else to get it off. arrmike New

As an easterner who has moved to the west . . . ralf New

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