Simple precautions to consider as you plan your next trip to the river

 * Do not dive headfirst, ensure that you are jumping into obstacle free pools

* Do educate yourself, family members, and friends, about basic river safety

* Do not enter the water during high flows

* Do provide children flotation devices and constant supervision

*Notify friends and/or family as to your river plans: parking location and estimated return times

* Do put your feet up and pointed down river on your back if swept away

* Do look for eddies, or slower moving water to swim too if swept away

* Do respect others around you, do not go nude

* Do not drink alcohol, or build camp fires

* Do not drink the river water, bring your own

* Do not go near rattle snakes, and know what poison oak looks like, it is abundant

* Do not leave your trash, pack it in, pack it out