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Lifejackets aren’t for sissies

Rafting whitewater rapids on the main Salmon River in Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness. (Rich Landers)

WATERSPORTS — The season’s barely begun and already two drownings have been reported from private rafting trips on Idaho’s Salmon River.

Neither victim was wearing a lifejacket on the RIVER OF NO RETURN, which, forgive me for being honest, is inexcusable.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog