Reading about this makes me even more cautious about my riverside trapsing that I like to do here in TN. It reminds me that I can get stranded if I'm not careful.

I do know of a guy who got stranded on a small isle in a small river once because of rapidly rising water. It was in his younger days before he knew about the water release time schedule of the dam upstream. Took the county rescue squad to get him out. Then the farmer who owned the land next to the river had him prosecuted for trespassing with a hired special prosecutor! All I know is the end of the story: The guy is a trout fishing guide now and owned the farmer's land then sold it. Guess the farmer messed with the wrong dude.