> My question would be... is this really atypical of a narrow gorge in a > mountainous region? Or did Squires (aka Whitewater Outlaw) run out of > luck? Any ww gorge runners here? > > Jackie More details on npmb.com: Kayaker's body recovered from Waikaia River , 18 January 2007 08:15 The body of an American kayaker who was missing, presumed drowned, on the Waikaia river was recovered at 4.30pm on Wednesday 17 January. Dennis Squires set out with a Japanese partner on the Canton Bridge to Piano Flat section on Saturday 13. Squires failed to catch up with his companion below a drop. His body was recovered from underneath a tree where it was entrapped deep below the water. Squires was an experienced paddler with several guidebooks to his credit. The Upper Waikaia is a steep and challenging run. Maritime NZ is investigating with the assistance of NZRCA Safety Officer Glenn Murdoch. # A very sad story. My condolences to family and friends. I would have liked to have met up with him for a paddle. Although what they were running, class V+ is probably out of my league. I've run some easy class V steep creeks and even that is really not my cup of tea. All it takes is one moment of inattention or just a freak pulse of water and your off line heading for some very unforgiving nastiness. -mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 18 2007 - 17:18:57 PST
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