River Rescue: A Manual for Whitewater Safety, 4th Ed.

I am an "experienced, intermediate level' canoe paddler. My family and I recently completed our basic river training in Ontario, on the Madawaska river, ORCKA, Basic Level 3 certification, and we have begun white water training. The information in this book reiterates/reinforces things I already know, but goes a little further to illustrate rescue techniques I didn't know. Read this book if you are headed for the fun stuff.

I have 40 years of kayaking/rafting/canoeing experience and yet I still picked up a few tips from this book. If you paddle whitewater this should be in your library and reviewed from time to time.

This book was recommended by the product manual on my new Astral rescue vest. A real page turner, glad to be reading it before the rescue class in two weeks.

Good narratives with good photos of vital info you should be aware of before casually getting on the water... Respect and prepare for the possible risks; treat this info like car insurance! Learn it and hope you do not have a personal need for it! Highly recommend this book!

Great book. If you are going to be on rough water you should at least read the parts on self rescue and the rest wouldn't be bad to know either. It's good for a refresher too.

Good instruction manual for river rescue.

I finished a whitewater rescue course, and wanted a book for review. This is an excellent overview book. As good as the book is, it is not a substitute for whitewater rescue instruction.

Very informative and well written and illustrated.