Things got a little western with hulla on Saturday, no doubt. A fair sized oak had gotten undercut and fell all the way across the river. About 8 inches or so of the tree was above water and the rest underneath. The river was up and flowing fast. Spectacular trainwreck from hulla first, with kayak getting wedged and held under the tree by current. Big group behind us pitched in and got him and his boat out from under the tree and to the far bank. Then Mrs. hulla decided to paddle from the far bank over to where the rest of us were portaging kayaks through the treetop on the other bank. She ended up broadside to the current and met the tree also. Her yak is swamped and stuck under the tree and she is clinging to an older downed tree about 20 yards downstream. Wade out into the middle of the river and throw her a rope and drag her back over while the group of river hippies tie a rope to the rear handle on her kayak (all that you can see of it, rest is under water under the tree) and manage to pull it out. Lessons I learned - don't tie your paddle leash to the pop-on console or you will lose both console and your paddle. Dragging your boat through a bunch of limbs is less painful than almost drowning. Keep your sunglasses croakie pulled down tight.