Boaters Rescued at Ohiopyle

[Acristickid]

Two seconds before you realize you have made one of the most grievous errors of your life.

 

[PennypackFlyer]

Where?

 

[D-nymph]

Where? Ohiopyle PA

 

[ryansheehan]

video of rafters

Glad they all survived.

 

[troutbert]

The video is on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnomKdcckmw

I saw 2 kayakers go over the falls, on purpose, at moderate flows.

One guy disappeared in the plunge pool for what seemed like a long time to me, and probably seemed even longer to him. He apparently got churned quite a bit.

The other paddled fast so he shot out further and just smacked down on the water. He didn't get pulled under.

 

[Steeltrap]

Lucky bunch. I understand they all had life jackets on. Those falls have been know to suck people under it for weeks at a time.

 

[maxima12]

Did not read!! Hope no dope and booze is any part! Bad deal, all is looking for the loot!

 

[hendeylathe]

Unguided float, release forms signed. Nuff said.

 

[FarmerDave]

maxima12 wrote:
Did not read!! Hope no dope and booze is any part!

Why?

Either way, it is just plain stupid.

 

[silverfox]

You can't shoot the chutes.

 

[Acristickid]

Yes, all survived with really no injuries. It turns out these people were from Brazil and Sweden in Mt Pleasant on business- work with AndrewS. There is a rope across the water upstream indicating trouble.

 

[dryflyguy]

Scary stuff!

A few years ago, two young ladies were kayaking on the ohio river.
And the missed the warning signs and buoys above the dashields dam.

Unfortunately, they weren't that lucky.

 

[D-nymph]

That river (I float it pretty often) was so high that day I'm surprised they ran trips without guides. That said, if one was inexperienced & not able to get a boat to shore, the trip from that wire across the river to the falls was probably a minute or two at the most.