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On March 29 we will be conducting a full scale exercise at Carpenter Dam and some of the city and county swiftwater rescue teams will be doing a rescue as part of the exercise. They will do this at Rockport. They need 4 to 6 victims to rescue. This is on a Thursday morning. You will need to get wet and get out on the rocks in the middle of the river or whatever and get rescued. I did it once and they had to carry me all the way out.

If any good able bodied paddler is interested send me an e-mail and I will pass your name along to the training officers. I am pretty sure they will buy you lunch. Otherwise no compensation. But good opportunity to build bridges between the paddling community and firemen.

Ted Smethers
Entergy, Hydro Operations
tsmethe@entergy.com

ps. Hope to be on Richland Saturday and we can discuss it more then.

Ted contacted me this morning and they still need some "victims".

I can be out there in about 30 minutes if they still need some victims.

Oops I misread. I thought it was yesterday! Good thing I didn't head down there.

Ted, I emailed you my contact info to pass along.

Any know if other paddlers going out?

Do you still need victims? (Not me, asking for a guy) What are requirements for said victims?
Jan