[grobdriver]

1. a Texas girl who fell from their company's raft June 10 on Clear Creek.
2. Snodgrass swam to the girl, who had traveled a half-mile through swollen rapids and pulled herself to shore.
3. Sheriff's officials said the pair ignored orders to stay out of the water and let volunteer search-and-rescue workers handle the matter.

Something very screwy here.
Girl falls from raft - owner of raft goes in after her.
Some deputy was standing right there at the time and said "Don't you go in after her"??

Just the charges of interfering with a government operation part is bad enough...

[JRandomFreeper]

interfering with a government operation

I knew a 2nd LT that could do that just by standing and breathing.

He got promoted, not charged.

/johnny

[wintertime]

Having been white water rafting myself, I doubt that he could even hear the sheriff’s orders. The roar of the water is very loud.

[CholeraJoe]

There was a similar incident in Florida in the 1980’s. A physician happened upon a wreck with several injured being treated by EMTs and offered assistance. The State Trooper told him to leave the scene. One of the victims was struggling to breathe from an obstructed airway and the physician performed a lifesaving procedure the EMTs were not qualified to do.

In this instance, the physician was arrested, charged and convicted of interfering with law enforcement, despite the fact that he had saved the victims life.

That’s why I don’t stop at wrecks.

[Amberdawn]

I agree. Typical government interference, the end result of which is that the girl could have drowned in order to protect their ‘rules’. This happened with the Coast Guard off the coast of Mass. some years ago, with one man losing his life in a turtled boat because the CG wouldn’t allow a private salvager anywhere near the boat.