SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Former teacher Vicky Bridges' message to students at Helen Tyson Middle School in Springdale during a recent Ozark Society presentation was "only take memories and don't leave anything behind."

For Vicky, those are words to live by because just weeks before being a part of this school celebration of all things outdoors, she was nearly left behind while on a kayak trip down the Buffalo National River.

"We had it under control and planned well," began Vicky, detailing a trip she made with her husband and a group of friends.

That was until the water decided to flip Vicky's plan and her kayak.

"I relax and go underwater and come back up, so I wasn't afraid, even then," she shared about the many other times her kayak has flipped while on the water.

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