Safety is paramount for open swimming on the Monongahela River or anywhere else. When I meet Judy Caves in the parking lot of the Duck Hollow recreation area in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, she is blowing up what looks like a small pillow.
“I have a tow float, which is bright neon so that jet skiers and other people in boats can see me,” she says. “When you’re in the water face down, you’re not very easily seen.”
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