Kuskokwim safety experts explain how to stay safe on the river

The BSAR search boat “Yuarta” or “the searcher.” Photo by Charles Enoch, KYUK.
As fall time rolls in and the air takes on the familiar chill, Kuskokwim residents begin their subsistence activities, and that requires traveling in conditions that can turn hostile. Two Bethel Search and Rescue members have tips for those traveling the rivers as the weather becomes rainy, windy and often more unpredictable. Bethel Search and Rescue Chief Mike Riley gives hunters and travelers