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Cheat River death at Big Nasty 5/25

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Anybody have any info about the rafters death at Big Nasty this past Saturday? Heard it on the news briefly, but couldn't find much about it. Another sad tragic day.

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I heard it had been a heart attack, but that's unconfirmed rumor from Jenkinsburg... <NT> PsychoBoyHappy New

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Gee there seems to be a lot of heart attacks with raft incidents LOL catchaneddy New

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Hilarious jkodadek New

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what's so funny about people dying? roscoepwavetrain New

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What a shitty thing to post! PsychoBoyHappy New

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I guess heart attacks never happen to people that appear healthy. <NT> cbk1 New

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I dunno, but Takotsubo/stress cardiomyopathy can happen to healthy people TheBroncoKid New

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Really? selmaraid New

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Unlike most people here, I was capable of seeing the point that you're trying to make TheBroncoKid New

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let me know next time your in idaho... oopsiflipped New

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He's a Class II+ boater so he's not going to be boating in Idaho. A year ago ... davegg New

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don't think he was actually laughing at the dead DonVitoCorleone New

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pretty much what i was thinking decker New

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Good post! I too don't think the guy was making light of the dead. <NT> Ed_E.Hopper New

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As an occasion author of lame attempts at humor I can see what your trying to assert decker New

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Dolly has good lawyers, as opposed to what most raft companies can afford. <NT> peterelkon New

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Dolly has juggs full of money as well <NT> decker New

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Poor form.. BJ New

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The post may have been poorly worded catchaneddy New

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clueless customers? roscoepwavetrain New

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Read your post again and take note of how you used your LOL? TheBroncoKid New

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please... no... decker New

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TheBroncoKid New

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i thought the LOL was a nice touch roscoepwavetrain New

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TheBroncoKid New

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clueless customers -- Many of them are clueless and a number of them ... davegg New

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ROFLMAO decker New

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yeahbutt .... TheBroncoKid New

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decker is old, fat, and outta shape and he still swims the gnar. <NT> jkodadek New

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who you callin OLD? decker New

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so there should be a weight limit on rafting customers? roscoepwavetrain New

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Have you ever had a 400lb person in a raft? arrmike New

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I have. Harder than keeping him in the raft was pulling him back in. Otter New

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not the customer's fault -- in most cases it is cause most of the rafts don't davegg New

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a raft company on the lehigh river... bighelmet New

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I always heard that if you can't fit into a life vest, they can deny you a trip. Some people *still* insist this is GRITS New

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"I'm sorry you took it the wrong way." Nice non-pology. I'm sorry you're such a dick. <NT> jestering New

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I noticed that, too. <NT> DangerJudy New

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TheBroncoKid New

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As dying goes, a heart attack ain't bad. Will_Carry New

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STFU catch an eddy. cheatdan New

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Condolences to the family. <NT> briere New

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Cheat level on Sat was 3.5 exactly, on the albright bridge guage whirlybird New

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That's a pretty reasonable level for a commercial raft trip. On the other hand... davegg New

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Yeah the week before it was just under 7 ft on the bridge. whirlybird New

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I've run it at 6+ in a hardboat and after looking at a number of alternative ... davegg New

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Cheat level on Sat was 3.5 exactly, on the albright bridge guage whirlybird New

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Finally we get a fact surfnwv New

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Keith S. boaterbrad New

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