River of No Return
Produced by
Spoke Studios
Premiere date
October 6, 2019
Network
Discovery Channel
Series website

Idaho residents in the Frank Church Wilderness must navigate the whitewater rapids of the Salmon River, nicknamed ‘The River of No Return’, as a way of survival.

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