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River spits the lead guide out of the raft and then flips the boat over, completely upside down. three of the rafters surface near the boat and are taken downstream and ultimately to safety. but two rafters are stuck in the hydraulic. >> we have a man and a woman out there. and the guy is a football player, super burly guy, but he was probably one of the least experienced people on the team. and he was very scared. there's nothing we can do out there because it's so far out there. it's just so heartbreaking. so they both try and swim as hard as they can. and they don't go anywhere. >> finally ...

Rafters coming through. as a precaution, a large team is standing on the banks of the river with throw rope on hand. one of them is eric nugturn. >> in a class 5 river, it's really something where the group you're with is probably the most important decision you can make, because they're really the ones that are there to save you if you make a big mistake. >> the team has already surveyed the rapid and now they're ready to tackle it. >> first raft lines up nicely. raft goes over the waterfall, and then they come through that unscathed. and, you know, there's a big cheer. and then the second ra...

Of the raft and then flips the boat over completely upside down. three of the rafters surface near the boat and are taken downstream and ultimately to safety. but two rafters are stuck in the hydraulic. >> we have a man and a woman out there. and the guy is a football player, super burly guy, but he was probably one of the least experienced people on the team. and he was very scared. there's nothing we can do out there because it's so far out there. it's just so heartbreaking. so they both try and swim as hard as they can. and they don't go anywhere. >> finally the man lets go of the raft and ...

River with throw rope on hand. one of them is eric nugturn. >> in a class 5 river, it's really something where the group you're with is probably the most important decision you can make, because they're really the ones that are there to save you if you make a big mistake. >> the team has already surveyed the rapid and now they're ready to tackle it. >> first raft lines up nicely. raft goes over the waterfall, and then they come through that unscathed. and, you know, there's a big cheer. and then the second raft had, actually, a really clean run and didn't have any trouble whatsoever. then we g...

Experience. >> there are days when you just feel invincible, your crew is firing on all cylinders. then every once in a while, you get this feeling that things just aren't happening right or maybe there's just something inside you that worries a little bit. >> on this date, it's not a commercial raft trip. but a group of guides and experienced boaters with high expectations of riding the big one. there are four rafts in the water and each is approaching the most formidable rapid of the day. one with an eight-foot drop into a hydraulic. a hole that acts like a washing machine. >> no matter how ...