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Old 06-12-2016, 07:14 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Got a friend that has worked for (and maybe still does?) the swift water rescue unit for AFD and he is sort of an adrenaline junkie, I think. Also, recovery is about 1/100th as dangerous as rescue....and it almost always seems to be recovery.
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Old 06-13-2016, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Did he not choose to be a fireman?
Yes he did. Did those tubers choose to be stupid & die?
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Old 06-13-2016, 11:28 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Yes he did. Did those tubers choose to be stupid & die?
I'm fairly certain that they (including the child) did not make a willful decision to die.
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Old 06-13-2016, 03:31 PM
 
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The title of the thread is a bit confusing, this isn't at Barton Springs, it is on Barton Creek.
Holy crap I didnt even catch that until you mentioned it. I was starting to think that Barton Springs must have opened a bar.

Its like 100 yards long and there is wall to wall lifeguards at barton springs.
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Old 06-13-2016, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Yes, people choose to be a first-responder. That doesn't give others a license to drive around a barricade and try to cross a low water crossing or swim in water that's too powerful for them.
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Old 06-15-2016, 08:52 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Yes, people choose to be a first-responder. That doesn't give others a license to drive around a barricade and try to cross a low water crossing or swim in water that's too powerful for them.



Too many people around think that speed limits, barricades, & off limits warning signs are not for them. We see it EVERY day, especially among the young who think they are immortal or indestructible.

Darwinism at work. Sad, but true.
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