Comments by "Reecom98" (@reecom9884) on "Three friends filmed in final embrace before being swept away by flash floods in Italy" video.

  1. "Cross as a group when the water is especially swift or deep. The strongest person should be slightly upstream to break the current for the others. Cross in a line holding onto each other's pack straps, side by side with arms linked, or in a tripod with arms linked..." National Park Service.
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  2.  @vangroover1903  Holding each other adds weight against the water force, while the heavier person upstream blocks the current as they move.
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  3.  @vangroover1903  The lighter person is the weak link, not the heavier person when walking in a fast moving stream. There are videos showing how its done.
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