About Confluence Rescue
Our Mission
At Confluence Rescue, we believe that rescue courses should not be cost prohibitive. Scholarship funds are available for all of our courses. 25% of everyones course cost goes straight into CR's scholarship fund. That means that by taking a course with CR you are assisting other river runners get training. And they just may be the ones rescuing you.
Our Owner
Karen Locke, owner and founder of CR started their rafting career on the New & Gauley rivers. After 6 years of paddle guiding over 500 trips, Karen moved to Norway to test out her raft flipping skills on the Sjoa River. From Norway, she guided 1 season on the White Salmon before moving to Moab, Utah to manage an Adaptive Rafting Program on the Green & Colorado. Karen trained to become a Swiftwater Rescue Instructor in 2018 after seeing a need for both female and adaptive knowledgeable instructors. In 2024 Karen obtained her Instructor Trainer certification with the ACA. Karen is a certified EMT and an American Heart Association CPR/AED First Aid Instructor. In October of 2024 Karen was chosen as the ACA Instructor of the month!
Testimonials
"I can't say enough positive things about Karen as an instructor. Her public service motivation is obvious - she really wants to help people be safe and confident in their safety and rescue skills. She explained things clearly, gave great demos, and provided lots of opportunity for us to practice hands-on techniques. She used positive reinforcement to help cement what we learned. I was impressed how she made excellent use of us, the participants, in a large group of 10 by having us serve as safety sentinels (upstream and downstream safety) while we did exercises and scenarios. She made the course fun, which in turn made learning easy and enjoyable. I'd recommend her to anybody wanting to learn more about swiftwater safety and rescue, and I hope to take one of her courses again!"
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