[Cowperson]

Langlais said he floated down the river twice before, and the group assumed the safety boom was still in place.

So they had someone with them who was experienced on the river, was aware the weir was there and knew there was a safety boom with gigantic signs warning rafters of an impending death trap . . . . . in other words, no surprises.

What was he going to do? Just grab onto the boom when he came up on it instead of making his way to shore ahead of time?

At the risk of sounding cruel, the Darwin Principle strikes again.

Cowperson