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Photo: Mild to Wild Rafting guides train on Animas River

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 3:29 PM MT

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Mild to Wild Rafting guide trainees climb onto an upside down raft Thursday during a boat flip training exercise on the Animas River, which was flowing at 3,200 cubic feet per second. The class lasts two weeks and has 20 students. Along with learning rafting skills they learn first-aid and CPR. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Mild to Wild Rafting guide trainees climb onto an upside down raft Thursday during a boat flip training exercise on the Animas River, which was flowing at 3,200 cubic feet per second. The class lasts two weeks and has 20 students. Along with learning rafting skills they learn first-aid and CPR. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

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