How To: Do white water & swift water rescue techniques

How to Do white water & swift water rescue techniques

In this how to video series, learn about swift water rescue and how to wade and swim through white water, from white water rescue technician Fergus Coffey. Fergus will teach you invaluable tips on swift water rescue and how to swim in and swim out of swift water. He will teach how to swim over a strainer, when it is safe to stand in white water, and how to avoid foot entrapment in swift water. Fergus will also teach and demonstrate how to safely enter white water, defensive swimming, aggressive swimming in swift water, how to swim into eddies in white water, how to use rocks when swimming in swift water, how to swim with an unconscious person, and how to wade through swift water in a group or solo.