Riding the rapids: ODNR trains for swift water rescues
On the Muskingum River near Zanesville, a low head dam spews raging rapids. Ohio Department of Natural Resource officers said the fierce, churning current isn't the result of a dam release or a recent severe storm."This is all rainwater, snowmelt, everything from over the winter," said ODNR Officer Eric Reed.Officers learned to navigate rescue boats in the current and said the rushing water is so loud, they can only communicate using hand signals and whistles."The dynamics of water on that boat
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