When the Corps was near present day crooked creek, there was lots of wind.  Lewis and Clark were on shore so they couldn't help them. They tried firing their guns and shouting orders.  Sacagawea was probably waist high in the cold Missouri River trying to save the goods.  She had saved books, clothing, a magnet, a microscope and the captain's journals.  Her husband Charbonneau on the other hand was scared and didn't want to help.  Pierre Cruzatte even threatened to shoot him if he didn't get his act together.  After they got back on shore, Lewis called Charbonneau the worst steersman of the party and maybe the most timid waterman in the world.  They were very happy that Sacagawea was able to save some of their possessions.  A few days later Lewis and Clark named a branch of the Musselshell River, Bird Woman's River,  probably in honor of Sacagawea.
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Sacagawea
Alana J. White
1997