Swiftwater Rescue Training -Finley Melnikoff

Yesterday we had our first day of SRT training. Much to my surprise, it was actually very fun. We started off the day throwing ropes, which I was not even remotely good at. Then after a short safety talk and lunch we were out onto the water, swimming through rapids and throwing ropes to rescue the people in our group who chose to swim. Eventually, I got the hang of aiming correctly and even "saved" a few people. To finish up the day we went to a floating log that we swam under and over to teach us about river strainers. Watching people struggle to get over the log (and struggling myself) was definitely the best part of my day and I'm glad that I took the course.