PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A plan to capture the beauty of the Salt River took an unexpected turn for a production crew, known for adventure videos.

Millions watch the videos produced by “Bone Rush” as its crew searches waterways around Arizona and across the country. They scan for vehicles, looking for missing people, often with grim results. For balance, the group seeks more uplifting content, such as the beauty of the Arizona landscape.

On Memorial Day weekend, the crew was at the Salt River getting video when the peaceful weekend turned into an emergency.

“Man down! Man down!” a person on the riverbank shouted.

“There was an individual, trying to pull a larger individual out of the water who was struggling,” Mike Binch said.

The man being pulled out of the river was blue. Binch kept re

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