Irene's Kayaking Blog: Rolling and paddling to safety when caught in rocks of the Cooper River

Here is a paddler, not very experienced who handled himself well when he got stuck on the on Wall of Voodoo when he was paddling the Cooper River. He did not panic and step out of his kayak to swim instead he freed himself using rolling rescue techniques and he did that successfully without losing his paddle. There are situations when one needs to get out of the kayak and swim for safety but there are situations like this where you can roll and paddle yourself to safety.