it was shannon christie's. no one saw it happen but somehow she had come out of her kayak, been swept over subway and killed, her body trapped under an avalanche of water >> you've got tons of water pressure pinning her against a rock. >> reporter: fischer led a team into the falls where they risked their own lives to recover her body. tethered by a rope on one hand and anchored by another from behind, he leaned into the torrent, stabbing at the water with first his hand, and then a paddle. >> i felt it hit something soft. that was not a rock. i said, "she's here." i told her-- i said, "i'm going to take you home." i said, "don't worry, i'm going to take you home." >> reporter: he managed to attach a set of slings to shannon's arm and shoulder. the kayakers heaved with all their strength. >> and suddenly, everything gave. >> reporter: she was out. >> she came right out of the surf. >> reporter: shannon christie was the third kayaker killed by straight falls since they were first run 40 years ago. this year's ra

. >> reporter: shannon christy was the third kayaker killed. this year's race was canceled and a memorial service held instead, but the lure of the falls remains. as the service ended, the kayakers ran the falls again, this time for shannon. david martin, cbs news, on the potomac river. >>> well, that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com pink's favorite. i love pink. our favorite. we race for pink. introducing new raspberry 5-hour energy. from now until the end of the year, a portion of each sale benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. raspberry 5-hour energy is available for a limited time, so get yours now. i ski with pink. i can't get enough pink. come on, everyone. buy raspberry 5-hour energy benefitting living beyond breast cancer. come on, let's support pink. looks good, doesn't it? >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> good morning. it's thursday, october 3. i'm michelle

shannon christy in this story for "60 minutes sports" on showtime. >> for her first run she's rolling with two of the biggest boys in the spofrmt steve fisher is her cameraman and jason beeks is her dad, talking her through the roof to take down the fall. >> there's two little ledges right in the middle. >> reporter: and warning her to stay away from the deadly chute called subway. you want to avoid that. >> reporter: here she goes for her first one. >> i entered the rapids and i thought i was going to be a little bit low where i wanted to enter but the watt wirs taking me where i wanted to go. i thought i was too far right but i was able to get my bow around. oh, that was great. i cannot wait to do it again. >> reporter: there's nothing like that first time. but the race is just days away and she knows she can do it better. >> now we're just going to charge definitely. >> her enthusiasm is affect out but that doesn't mean they're not dangerous. class five, they're extremely violent with high risks and hazards. >> the risks become higher. what distinguishes class 4 from class 5? >> a

shannon christy in this story for "60 minutes sports" on showtime. >> for her first run she's rolling with two of the biggest boys in the spofrmt steve fisher is her cameraman and jason beeks is her dad, talking her through the roof to take down the fall. >> there's two little ledges right in the middle. >> reporter: and warning her to stay away from the deadly chute called subway. you want to avoid that. >> reporter: here she goes for her first one. >> i entered the rapids and i thought i was going to be a little bit low where i wanted to enter but the watt wirs taking me where i wanted to go. i thought i was too far right but i was able to get my bow around. oh, that was great. i cannot wait to do it again. >> reporter: there's nothing like that first time. but the race is just days away and she knows she can do it better. >> now we're just going to charge definitely. >> her enthusiasm is affect out but that doesn't mean they're not dangerous. class five they're extremely violent with high risks and hazards. >> the risks become higher. what distinguishes class 4 from class 5? >> a l