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into shock. So that was going on, we got them taken care of, got them warmed up, got people looking after them, and everything was reasonably stable, at which point Martha was standing there like a wet cat, I remember, and Suzanne said [in Southern accent], “Ah want to talk to you down the beach.” And we went down the beach. We got down well out of sight of the passengers and Suzanne looked at us and she said, “I almost died. That one almost got me.” And she began to shake a little bit, then she started to cry. Not a lot, just a little. She said, “I was trapped between the frame and the boat.” We’d gone out with improperly prepared boats. These Maravias weren’t ready, they weren’t made right. And she had been thoroughly wedged between the frame and couldn’t get out. I don’t know, she took off her jacket or did something, got out of there finally, but she almost died. But the thing that I was struck most by, she did that, then got in the boats, then towed them to shore, then saw to everybody, controlled the entire situation until it was totally safe, and then, only then, did she allow herself to feel anything. There’s a good boatman right there. Yeah, there are a lot of Suzanne stories, there are a lot of them. There’s so many different experiences down there, different people—some of ’em short, some of ’em long. But that’s one I’ll never forget. A very brave person, I think. (long pause) Lost a lot of grapefruit that day. Not-so-easy motor run through Crystal at approximately 75,000 cfs. Photo: Joanne Nissen page 34 grand canyon river guides
Exhausted guides, Louise Teal and Don Briggs, getting a little rest after another high water day. Photo: Dave Edwards Abandoned motor-rigs below Crystal. Photo: Dave Edwards boatman’s <strong>quarterly</strong> <strong>review</strong> page 35
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