People carry their raft into the river for a white water rafting expedition in the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, Colorado, on May 17, 2023. A healthy Rocky Mountain snow pack looks set to offer a bumper season for thrill-seeking white water rafters on Colorado's rivers. Operators plying waterways fed by the US mountain range say a decent winter and a slow snow melt should offer months of fun for those intent on hurtling over bubbling rapids. CHANDAN KHANNA/ACCUWEATHER
A woman was rescued by her tour group after falling into fast-moving rapids while whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River in Colorado over Memorial Day weekend.
The spring runoff from the historically bountiful snow pack has revived drought-parched rivers in the West, fueling raging rapids and providing water levels not seen in years. However, the rising water levels have also created dangerous situations for rafters such as those that unfolded Saturday.
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