Safety at the whitewater course

Rope is an important tool to use during a rescue on whitewater.

Dave Hillmen, Glenn Harmon, Jason Tharp, Lynn Majecta and Pipper Wall work through the Cedar River whitewater course at Charles City, practicing a techniques to save lives.

Dave Hillmen leads a group learning whitewater rescue techniques. Glenn Harmon, Jason Tharp, Lynn Magecta, Pipper Wall and Brad Lunning form a pyramid and move through the Cedar River's current. Press photos by Thomas Nelson.