Logs pose hazard to whitewater rafters in Marble Creek

A cataraft is rigged up with ropes for a rescue after it was swept into logs that fell into Marble Creek. The rafter was able to escape unscathed. (Todd Hoffman)

WATERSPORTS -- Whitewater rafters and kayakers were greeted by hazards in Marble Creek last weekend.

Logs from a logging operation apparently slid down a steep slope and into the tributary of the St. Joe River.

This is prime time for river runners before flows become too low in Marble Creek, but the stream flows fast with tight turns and hazards that make it for experts only.

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