Clearly this is a man who should be in jail:

“Next, John and Tom went through over 100 hours each of training to become Coast Guard certified captains as well as CPR and first aid certified.”

In 2013, John Rieple helped save people when a houseboat tipped over on the Mississippi River. “John Rieple, captain of the Best Dam Fishing Float, was shuttling some customers back from his fishing boat when he noticed debris coming from the dam. He rescued five of the victims when he found them clinging to a lifeboat nearby,” WCF Courier reported, quoting Rieple as saying, “This river is a lot stronger than people think. We’re glad they’re all safe and alive.”