A college student named Adam had received two tickets to go canoeing, for christmas. They had no expiration date, surprisingly, so he could go when ever he wanted. When you trade in your tickets you get the option to have a guide, and to go solo, or with a group. Adam without a doubt wanted to go with a guide and in group. A week after christmas, Adam’s father, Jack, came back from a business trip. Adam wanted to go canoeing with his father. Adam only had about 2 more weeks of vacation left so he had to go very soon. Adam and his father had arranged to go in 3 days. The next day, Adam and Jack went shopping for their equipment. It was the first time they both ever went, so the got rookie equipment. When they got everything they needed and prepared it for the big day, they went to sleep.   

On the big day, they had a 30 minute drive to the starting camp. They began traveling at about 9:30 in the morning and arrived at about 10:00. They got there early and waited for everybody else. About 10 minutes later, their guide arrived, and the guide said “we must wait for the others”. The guide was Indian and named Vineet. He waited for about another 10 minutes, then he said “we will leave now…” They left…

The guide and family  were on different canoes. Once they got on the river, the guide warned them that part of the river might be frozen at this time of the year, so he told them to follow him. At that point they began to get scared, but they rode on! They were having a good time and they also began to feel confident. But it all began to change. One hour after, the waters began to get choppy, and very harsh. The father being about 75 years old and out of shape, began to get very tired, very quickly, and just slid off the boat. The son being in peak condition, was able to quickly grab his fathers shirt, and pull him back on the boat. The father at this point was unconscious, and the son had to steer the boat while making sure that his father was not thrown off bye the waves. The Guide had been distracted by the commotion had crashed ferociously into a rock. His canoe flipped and the guide disappeared from sight. The son being the only one conscious at this point, was very worried. He docked the boat on shore, it took him several tries, but in the end was able to do it. He stayed the night on the shore, and waited for his father to gain consciousness, but fell asleep. The next day, Adam woke up and woke up his father. They both agreed that they would not survive there, so they moved on.