PMR rescuer Ted Wheeler waits along the bed of the Sandy River for the arrival of a National Guard Blackhawk helicopter to recovery the body of the hiker.  You can see from this scene, that the river shows fresh evidence of high water, including damaged banks and trees washed into the river.  No doubt, the river was running full and fast when the subject tried to cross.
 
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