 The Dean's List with Janice Dean. Strangers who helped save a family on the Colorado River in Utah makes today's Dean's List. A father and his two sons were kayaking when all of a sudden they were knocked over by a strong current. On the beach, a man named Gar Lawsman saw what was happening and jumped onto his paddleboard to try and help. A witness was also watching things unfold, seeing the kids floating downstream.