I've been on several rescues that involve people that have execised poor judgement when crossing a river. Most of them have turned out to be body recoveries, not rescues at all. I have also had the unfortunate experience of recovering children that were holding the hand of their parent when crossing a river. The outcome was not worth the experience.

I agree with all the information in the previous posts. If you have a doubt about wading across the river don't do it. If you decide to make the crossing have a plan "B".

Just my .02 worth. Great post and good information.

Captain