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  Quote Wiggins Replybullet Topic: Hendri Coetzee Dies
    Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 4:40pm
http://outside-blog.away.com/blog/2010/12/on-the-death-of-hendri-coetzee.html
 
How long has it been since we lost one of the pros in the sport? I have to say I didn't think it would happen this way.
 
A sad day all around.
 
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  Quote ch3kayakchem Replybullet Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 5:34am

Crocodile attacks South African kayaker in Congo

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  Quote James Replybullet Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 8:44am
I am so glad we don't have to worry about that stuff when we paddle our rivers here. Other than the occasional chum shark and broken bottle we have it pretty easy.
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  Quote Blair Replybullet Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 1:00pm
Us americans just always got it too easy. anyways, sad sad tragedy. could only imagine the horror of this thing taking place.
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  Quote Wiggins Replybullet Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 4:35pm
Originally posted by James

I am so glad we don't have to worry about that stuff when we paddle our rivers here. Other than the occasional chum shark and broken bottle we have it pretty easy.
 
Don't be so sure. The cages and the security at the reptile zoo on HWY 2 are pretty suspect on a good day!
 
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  Quote James Replybullet Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 5:33pm
you sayin we might have a gustav at the bottom of lsat nasty soon?
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  Quote Wiggins Replybullet Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 7:11pm
That's absurd. Gustav is in Africa.

I am saying there already is a croc at the bottom of Last Nasty, and I named him Bob.

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  Quote water wacko Replybullet Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 9:51pm
My heart aches for those guys. Here's the interview from the Today Show... Ben and Kris

http://www.channels.com/feeds/show/165220/NBC-TODAY-Show-Video-Channel
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  Quote arnobarno Replybullet Posted: 06 Jan 2011 at 9:15pm
Here is the obituary from the Economist - a nice article...
http://www.economist.com/node/17797148
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  Quote jella Replybullet Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 7:43am
My heart goes out to the familes.
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