Kamloops man launches new society to raise awareness about river safety

Kamloops man launches new society to raise awareness about river safety

KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who had a near-drowning experience in the Thompson River when he saved the lives of two people last summer is taking river safety into his own hands. Robert Griffiths took to social media on Monday (July 28) to announce he had incorporated the Thompson Rivers Water Safety Society as a means to address “inaction” on the part of the City of Kamloops and Kamloops Fire Rescue. “With the recent drowning of [TRU student] Jat…