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"He should have been life-flighted out," said Waynette Greeve. "Whoever made the call shouldn't have taken that chance to be 14 hours on that river. He could have died floating down the river."
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Green River is the first town south of the attack site. The nearest helicopter is probably out of St. Mary's in Grand Junction, CO, about 100 miles east. St. Mary's is the best emergency care facility between Denver and Salt Lake - that's their core competency.