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The American Whitewater Accident Database

24 Sep 202124 Sep 2021
In September of 2021, American Whitewater (AW) updated their accident database to include "packraft" as an available boat type. Why is this exciting? This update allows us an unprecedented tool…
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Shallow Water Crossings (Wading)

24 Aug 2021
I returned home after a day of swiftwater rescue practice to messages about a hunter whose body was recovered in the Wrangell Mountains (Alaska). Friends had shared the news because…

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