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A friend happened to be driving past Sherars Falls on the Lower Deschutes this weekend when his wife said "There's a raft!" They just happened to be in the right place at the right time to shoot this video of these guys in the wrong place at the wrong time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNNtXcLJ_TI&feature=youtu.be
For those unfamiliar with it, Sherars Falls is a mandatory portage on this stretch of river, with the potential of fines posted on the warning signs above it. They stuck around until professional rescuers showed up to get one guy hanging on to the rocks at the bottom of the falls, and an ambulance did arrive too. I haven't seen any news reports of injuries.
Anybody know who this was and if they came out ok? The raft had a guide/rental company name on the side, but they couldn't read the name.
I'm wondering if they were trying to get into the fish ladder and missed their line? If I was going to try to run the main drop, there is no way I'd go where they did. The right side looks almost punchable at the bottom. The left side looks like a meat grinder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNNtXcLJ_TI&feature=youtu.be
For those unfamiliar with it, Sherars Falls is a mandatory portage on this stretch of river, with the potential of fines posted on the warning signs above it. They stuck around until professional rescuers showed up to get one guy hanging on to the rocks at the bottom of the falls, and an ambulance did arrive too. I haven't seen any news reports of injuries.
Anybody know who this was and if they came out ok? The raft had a guide/rental company name on the side, but they couldn't read the name.
I'm wondering if they were trying to get into the fish ladder and missed their line? If I was going to try to run the main drop, there is no way I'd go where they did. The right side looks almost punchable at the bottom. The left side looks like a meat grinder.
