NZ HUNTER MAGAZINE How To
Despite my age, the event must have had quite an impact on me. I saw our neighbour as a huge, strong adventure man who hunted deer and caught marlin. How could he have drowned?
I remember all these people turning up at my neighbour's house, where there was a great deal of sadness, and my mother spending a lot of time there, consoling the family and helping them, as arrangements were made for the funeral. I knew my father was also very sad during this time as he was very quiet as he tended to me and my siblings. Ever since then, I have known rivers were dangerous and as I grew up and started exploring the back country with my rifle, I was already acutely aware that rivers were one of our greatest hazards.
This article aims to share with you the principles of river safety, how to identify river hazards and the thinking process that should be applied every time you want to cross a river. It is important to know how to cross a river safely and equally important to know when not to cross.
RIVER CHARACTERISTICS
Most river crossing incidents occur in flooded rivers. Rivers can have a wide or narrow flow depending on the terrain. They can be
