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Jun 3, 2008 9:07 pm US/Mountain

Sheriff Debates Closing Eagle River To Rafting

Reporting
Andrea Lopez
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) ― First responders in the high country are warning rafters and kayakers about the dangers of the fast-running water and this year, they're getting frustrated with rafting companies that ignore the warnings.

The Eagle County sheriff has considered shutting down the Eagle River after a dozen water rescues this spring.

"In 2008, we've had 12 calls for river rescues, which is pretty much the number for all of 2007," Shannon Cordingly with the Eagle County Sheriff's Office said.

Three commercial rafts capsized Monday sending 19 people into the water. One woman floated five miles before she could be rescued. Nobody was seriously hurt, but the sheriff wants people to stay off the water because it's running so fast. The concern is that dive teams are putting their own lives in danger to perform the rescues.

"It was quite an ordeal to get them out. Luckily they were all okay," Cordingly said.

The rafting company involved says safety is their number one concern and they're not taking guests into some of the most dangerous stretches of the river.

"We're always watching out for the safety of our guests," said the owner of Nova Guides, Greg Caretto. "At the same time, that doesn't always keep everybody safe."

Over the weekend, three people were killed in separate river accidents across the state.

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