After Helene, a single strike from debris flying through the river could have sunk rescue team's raft. Then who would have ...

Owners and rafters of French Broad Adventures are also the swift-water rescue team at the Walnut Volunteer Fire Department.

For more information on the French Broad River, visit the Asheville tourism board's website. And for more whitewater rafting options, consult our list of the best whitewater rafting tours in North ...

Korey Hampton once knew the whitewater section of the French Broad River like the back of her hand. She and her husband have been rafting through that piece of the river for over 25 years.

The Hamptons own French Broad Adventures rafting tour company in Madison County ... That experience was crucial when the river they normally took groups along for a fun time turned angry overnight.