DESCRIPTION: On June 9, 1996 Idaho 's Selway River , which is very big and powerful at levels of over 6 feet, was running at 8-10 feet. A group consisting of an oar boat, two paddle boats, and a kayak decided not to do the wilderness run and attempted instead the roadside stretch upstream of the put-in. This stretch is actually in Montana and is very steep and continuous. The rafts hit rough water almost immediately, and several people were tossed into the river. Two of the swimmers were caught in a hole and were brought back into the raft unconscious. Another party, scouting the river by car, saw the swimmers and managed to reach the raft carrying the victims with a throw bag. CPR was started; one man responded quickly, but the victim, Bret Petry, 29,  did not.