John Cassell, 19, of Woodstock, left, tries to complete a pass to Hugh Wendling, 17, of Hartland, as he lets go of a rope swing on the White River in Sharon, Vt., on Thursday, July 12, 2024. Raymond Harrison, of Dallas, Texas, right, watches from the bank and Ceceilia Wendling, 19, of Hartland, looks on from the river. Harrison and Ty Slack, of Big Lake, Minn., not pictured, both Perdue University students working as pastoral interns at Christ Redeemer Church in Hanover for the summer, have made the spot their "after work hangout" and said the water was dirtier and "murkier" after Wednesday's heavy rains. The White River Partnership's July 10 Swim Smart Monitoring showed bacteria to be at safe levels at the nearby West Hartford Bridge, but the organization cautions that test results do not represent current conditions and recommends staying out of the water immediately after a rain. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. VALLEY NEWS — James M. Patterson