Saved a man, joined the site.
Hello,
Yesterday a friend "Tony" and myself went to Mineral Bar Camping ground (Iowa Hill Bridge)
To do a little Gold Prospecting on the North Fork of the American River. We arrived at the parking area around 5:30 am. I put on my wet suit and my friend checked his gear. We headed up river from the bridge, excited to be the first ones on the river...we thought. As we walked along the bank, I noticed something green in the water. I said to Tony, "look, I think that's a gold pan." I made my way down, only to find multiple gold pans attached to a water-logged backpack. After retrieving the backpack, I opened it and was shocked! Inside, a mans wallet, CA drivers Lic, CC's, IPhone, reading glasses, etc.
I grabbed the backpack and began looking for a place to hide it for safe keeping. I figured we would grab it on the way back and just mail it to the guy after we were finished with our day trip. As we walked further up the river, we heard a faint yell. Tony & I stopped to listen, thinking we heard something. As we continued, I could make out a very loud (HELP!). Tony and I booked it, and started yelling back to the voice. As we neared closer, we could also hear metal sounds against rocks. We knew someone was in trouble. Looking down from a 15 foot cliff drop, a man was in the river below us. He was surrounded by fast moving white water. Turns out, he had been washed down river, and became stuck in a rough spot. He had been stuck there since the evening prior. So, he was cold, and suffering from Hypothermia. We got him up outta there, and helped him back to the camp ground site. Sat him down next to a woman's fire pit, called 911. Help arrived, and made contact with the man. Everything turned out okay! He was happy that we were there to help him, and that Tony and I recovered his lost backpack!
The man said he was a member on this site, and referred me to it.
So hello everyone, my name is David J. "Saber6delta"
A new member
. Where are you located in the Rockies?
