Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo, aboard a Coast Guard boat from Station Port Huron, Mich., stands by to provide assistance as needed at the start of the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during which more than a thousand people gathered Aug. 16, 2015, to float miles down the St. Clair River between Port Huron and Marysville, Mich., on the border of the and Canada in inflatable and makeshift rafts. The event has no official organizer and poses significant and unusual hazards given the fast-moving current, large number of participants, lack of life

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Filgo, aboard a Coast Guard boat from Station Port Huron, Mich., stands by to provide assistance as needed at the start of the unsanctioned marine event known as the Port Huron Float Down, during which more than a thousand people gathered Aug. 16, 2015, to float miles down the St. Clair River between Port Huron and Marysville, Mich., on the border of the and Canada in inflatable and makeshift rafts. The event has no official organizer and poses significant and unusual hazards given the fast-moving current, large number of participants, lack of life jackets, alcohol consumption, potentially challenging weather conditions, water temperature, and limited rescue resources. ( Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen)

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