He is lucky to have such a responsive friends. Happy that it ended well.

Probably one of the quickest reactions to an accident I've ever seen. This is the gold standard for a quick and efficiently executed rescue! Shit man, I can't even imagine what the force of the water on the pinned guy's back felt like...

1 that dude is lucky to be alive 2 excellent reaction 3 that water looks so nice

This was me! I am an amateur and didn’t even try to boof on this one. It felt like about 500lbs pushing on my back locking my knees out and pinning me to the top of the kayak. At first there was a tunnel of air around my face which allowed me to breath so tried to slide/climb out slowly. But when I couldn’t get a breath anymore I panicked so I squirmed and kicked which got me out but I injured my right knee and had some nasty bruises. The guys pulled my kayak out while I rested and prayed at the shore. I thank God and praise Jesus!

Quick reaction, nice work man

Don't know anything about kayaking and I didn't know things like that could happen. Good job in helping and making people aware. Thanks

Perfect example of A HERO. always ready, always watching ... reacts INSTANTLY... No hesitation

Very important to paddle with attentive people, good job guys!

Great reminder to never kayak alone. Holy shit I’ve never seen this happen

The brahman who made the save was all over it from the start! Good stuff!

Impressed how quickly he and others reacted to help. Such honor!!

Nice reaction, you must have known it was a possibility. The pool and drop looked so easy I might not have even have had nose plugs on. A good reminder to take every section seriously

You guys are fast, impressive!

Had a friend get pined like that in WV on the Tygart. As he tried to wiggle out he got as far as his knees, flipped over and his knees folded backwards and he drowned. But, the other guides (including his brothers and sister) got to him, pulled him out and did CPR and he revived. He was sneaking Hard Tongue Falls far right, luckily as he was close enough to shore so they could grab him. And lucky that there was the railroad there too.

Thats a sick reaction dude! Way to go!

My friends: "Dude, what's he doing? He should stop doing that. It looks dangerous." These guys = immediate response.

33 seconds rescue time. All that....He paddled into the rapid, secured his paddle and kayak on the rock, helped the guy out in a dare devil move and after he is released and surf ask him "Are you ok"? 33 Seconds.

Thanks for sharing. Only like this everyone can learn and reduce danger!!!!! I do not know who you did it, but you are one of the fastest in getting out of your kayak. All your help was very organized end efficient.

Way to take action. Watching and then being able to get out of your boat quick and in position to be proactive: its a skill. Nice work. Glad everything worked out

That one guy was watching and anticipating. Way to be !

The GoPro guy reacted fast as hell. Zero hesitation. Love that

20 seconds from pin to a rescuer being out of his boat and hands on to paddler - that is seriously impressive

A great example of quick action and always watching everyone through features if it’s possible. Glad that ended well!

Quickest reaction I've ever seen!

Thank God for the brave soul filming.

He owes that guy in the blue boat dinner and some drinks for sure!!!

Bloody amazing friend! Absolute Hero

Wow...you had easy access to ideal rescue positions; luckily, you weren't needed...he needed to BOOF!

He lucky to have a friend like That! The kind that will risk life for them. I have never met anyone who would😔

dammmm that was scary, glad that guy got out of there safe.

The blue dude was so ready for that, thats the buddy I want to paddle with 👍🏻

Perfect, textbook rescue!

I worked as a raft guide like 25 ish years ago and I thought I had a good idea for a safety device for moments like this or foot entrapment. Something like a snorkel attachment for your vest that runs vertically down your back with a few small fins that catch the water. The other end has a mouth piece that attaches on the front of your vest. If you are foot entrapped, usually the water runs over your back pushing you forward. Then the water should catch the small fins and flip the snorkel up vertically over your head...hopefully out of the water to give you time to breath while they try to get you out. You dont have much time especially if you are panicking. If it saved somebody that would be incredible though.

Super impressive response!

Oje, das war knapp. Aber super reagiert. Man kann froh sein, wenn man solche Mitpaddler hat.

I love the color of the river

props to the guy with the go pro... some quick reflexes to help.

Great reaction time. That stuff happens fast. I'm curious, what was your thoughts on a next move? I think I would've tried to jump in and catch the back of the boat and pull it downstream river right. If that didn't work, I would dig for a caribener and strap and try to hook up to stern loop, then go from there. I'd love to hear some thoughts from the more experienced guys on here. I'm always a bit worried about going straight for the dude, because if they haven't gotten out already I be worried they're stuck on something in the boat and it could waste a ton of time trying to figure that out, when cranking on the boat is usually pretty effective.

his friend response deserves a prize!

Beautiful area! Yap, that was enough for me, I'll stick with a canoe. Always wondered if that could happen, and here we are. Good job acting quickly guys

Good job watching and reaction time, just getting into whitewater and been watching a lot of vids. Gotta know the good and bad the sport can come with

And that is why you always boof. Glad it ended well. The response time by the group was awesome.

You are an amazing human being.

Pro was ready! Heart in my throat!

Yo salute the man recording he got out the water so fast got dam and got his man out a wave and a stuck place mmm bro he saved your life 💯 bro you alright yea lol 😂

Wow, Close call, Great rescue.

O_O Daaaaaang! Definitely not a good place to be in. Glad it all worked out so quickly! :D

Wow! Glad you're alright

Kayaking is so fun and so scary

Out from the jaws of death back from the mouth of hell ... noble companions 🤝

What a bro, always have one like this with you

New friends here from Trail Trash Outdoors! Sure is scary! Just goes to show you that things can go wrong when you least expect it..glad he had others there to help him out. Great job helpong him yall!

"Salto" section of the Rio Valles*

wow all the kayaers did the same route but one got trapped!! and that was an imposible line to scout.

Excelente trabajo! Gracias por compartir el vídeo. 🙌🙌🙌

Never underestimate the sheer power of moving water.

That’s awesome. I would have tackled the guy out of adrenaline.

I’m not super familiar with kayaking, what caused this? Should he have tried to boof it more to keep the bow up since it wasnt that deep? Is this drop even possible to boof?

Well done..quick response..you rock👍

That was Gnarly

Great job, you were there in seconds. Did you get the boat out?

What effected the rescue...did you grab his hand or did he twist and kick out. Fate was on your side this could have gone pear shaped.

That's why you never go alone..

I’d like to offer some constructive feedback - given the wide-open flat water below those falls, don’t worry about pulling your boat up/out of the water. Let it float, someone else can retrieve it.

Que culo hahaha im half mexican and not fluent. My family doesnt say that but i need to start! Thats so funny to my ears. I keep replaying it to hear him say culo, crack up laughing like a kid.

"Veeeerga wey... Are you ok?"

cant get a cleaner rescue. fast and on point

Chingona reacción . Bravo

I noticed that the guy that got stuck came in just a bit of a nose dive. Did you tell him something about that? Perhaps a bit of a better approach, hey? Good rescue.

Well,that went from f u n to f u k real fast

I’ve never seen anyone get out a kayak that fast and burst unto action to save someone.

Beautiful river too.

Remember when ppl used to say thank you ?? Smh

lmao their reaction at the end was funny

How exactly was the rescue done?

If you had have been tucked up in Eddy behind rock if not standing on that rock with a rope would have been on the ball for that rescue. But still a good commited rescue👍

The water pushed him out lol

Never Kajak alone in such conditions !

Scary. I don’t know how he didn’t get pushed deeper once skirt popped

Great rescue guay

The same thing happen to a guy I padded with, but the kayak collapsed on his legs and he drowned, in Tasmania.

Wow, that just shows how deadly water can be. If not for the actions of those around him he’d probably be dead. What happened? Did the nose get caught on a rock ?

That looks horrifying! The worst every kayak wish to happen to him-to get pinched under a rock, tree etc.! I was just wondering if the kayaker was able to breed? It looks like he/she forms something like an umbrella and his face and mouth could occasionally be exposed to air. Does this theory make any sense in this situation?

Good friend I would go paddling with him 👍

As someone who knows nothing of the strategy or fine technique of white water rafting (and trying to learn a bit while stuck at home), what did that kayaker do differently or wrong that put him in that position as opposed to the others? It looked like he was on the same line.

wow thats so weird.. he was just stuck...looks crazy i never seen that

I never went kayaking before but its good to know now if I do this could happen.

That place is beautiful

This should be shown to people who do it alone...

I'm trying to figure, how was he rescued? Did he just pull his skirt and come out? He missed the throwbag beside him too

OMG! Did he have any chance to escape from this trap without help?

Step out pillar ftw

Stuck the landing

Que perigo! Graças a Deus ele teve habilidade de sair de dentro do caiaque!

What river was this?

Good, quick rescue!

Well done team!

This scared the shit out of me

What is even happening? The pressure of the water creating a seal?

Nice reaction!