About 2,000 rowers sweated Saturday at the National Dragon Boat Festival to raise money for the children at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital.
Barbara Rhyne works in the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit and came dressed as Batgirl to row with her team of “Superheroes” when the heat index for Chattanooga hit 105 degrees.
“I just have to keep thinking about the children,” Ms. Rhyne said.
Saturday’s high reached 100 degrees, and today’s high is predicted to be 97.