Rivers said, “It feels great,” to receive that message.
“A lot of times we don’t hear how people are doing so it’s a pretty incredible feeling when people reach out like that.”
Rivers, 28, of Parksville, was swamped by news media on Monday eager to hear how he risked his own life Saturday afternoon to save a stranger who fell off a log into the river, with a waterfall just 4.5 metres below him.
The episode was captured in a dramatic video showing the wild conditions of the river and the danger involved in the high-risk rescue in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park.