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Mike McCave was severely injured during his time in the army, shattering his legs. After finding a new outlook on life through being a cowboy, he wants to help other veterans do the same.

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>> people go in and swim or fall in and they get tired fighting the current, and they drown. >> the boulders that are just under water level, theyre the size of a volkswagen. thats usually what people smash into. weve had over 250 actual drownings in the kearn river since they started keeping stats. >> the rivers nickname is the killer kearn. >> on a warm june day in 2010, two friends, mike mccave and ed flickimer, decided to try rafting for the first time. with a group of friends, two rafts and...

>> the fuel tank in this airplane is located in the top wing. we flipped over on to the top wing. my first thought was a ruptured fuel tank and that we had to get away from the airplane. >> the wrong move now could prove fatal. >> if you just undo your straps, you will fall out, you could break your neck. its a hazard. a lot of people survive crashes, then hurt themselves in just getting out of the airplane. >> you okay? >> yep. >> mike, being the consummate pro pilot, dropped out of his harness...

As well. one that keeps the rescue team at the kearn county sheriffs office busy. >> people go in and swim or fall in and they get tired fighting the current, and they drown. >> the boulders that are just under water level, theyre the size of a volkswagen. thats usually what people smash into. weve had over 250 actual drownings in the kearn river since they started keeping stats. >> the rivers nickname is the killer kearn. >> on a warm june day in 2010, two friends, mike mccave and ed flickimer,...

One that keeps the rescue team at the kearn county sheriffs office busy. >> people go in and swim or fall in and they get tired fighting the current, and they drown. >> the boulders that are just under water level, theyre the size of a volkswagen. thats usually what people smash into. weve had over 250 actual drownings in the kearn river since they started keeping stats. >> the rivers nickname is the killer kearn. >> on a warm june day in 2010, two friends, mike mccave and ed flickimer, decided ...

>> the plane could explode at any moment. >> the fuel tank in this airplane is located in the top wing. we flipped over on to the top wing. my first thought was a ruptured fuel tank and that we had to get away from the airplane. >> the wrong move now could prove fatal. >> if you just undo your straps, you will fall out, you could break your neck. its a hazard. a lot of people survive crashes, then hurt themselves in just getting out of the airplane. >> you okay? >> yep. >> mike, being the consum...

At the kearn county sheriffs office busy. >> people go in and swim or fall in and they get tired fighting the current, and they drown. >> the boulders that are just under water level, theyre the size of a volkswagen. thats usually what people smash into. weve had over 250 actual drownings in the kearn river since they started keeping stats. >> the rivers nickname is the killer kearn. >> on a warm june day in 2010, two friends, mike mccave and ed flickimer, decided to try rafting for the first ti...

Upside down. >> the plane could explode at any moment. >> the fuel tank in this airplane is located in the top wing. we flipped over on to the top wing. my first thought was a ruptured fuel tank and that we had to get away from the airplane. >> the wrong move now could prove fatal. >> if you just undo your straps, you will fall out, you could break your neck. its a hazard. a lot of people survive crashes, then hurt themselves in just getting out of the airplane. >> you okay? >> yep. >> mike, bei...

Office busy. >> people go in and swim or fall in and they get tired fighting the current, and they drown. >> the boulders that are just under water level, theyre the size of a volkswagen. thats usually what people smash into. weve had over 250 actual drownings in the kearn river since they started keeping stats. >> the rivers nickname is the killer kearn. >> on a warm june day in 2010, two friends, mike mccave and ed flickimer, decided to try rafting for the first time. rafts, and two guides, th...