River Raft Race!

River Raft Race is an annual event in San Marcos. I got to attend for the first time this year and it was a blast, but an eventful experience. The weather was perfect and my girlfriends and I got out there early to hang out by the river beforehand. The police activity wasn't as strict as you might think which was cool because there was lots of underage drinking going on. I landed the position of designated driver so I had a sober day. However, I never realized River Fest was so dangerous.
Apparently every year multiple people are injured and/or drown unfortunately. Everyone in our party left with scrapes, bumps, and bruises...it's actually kind of ridiculous. As the day when on and people kept drinking one of my friends drank a little too much, which then triggered an issue with a medical condition she has. We knew she was very drunk and she was laying down in the raft. All the sudden she was talking to us and in mid sentence and her eyes rolled back into her head and she passed out not breathing. We thought she was going to begin having a seizure, however, that wasn't the case. The EMS workers came to our area and eventually she came to, after a few more minutes she passed out again and was eventually taken away in an ambulance. It was very scary and really made me realize how important it is to monitor your alcohol intake.