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Homenl-2025-05 Canoes In the News (


 

Canoes in the News
MAY 2025
A selection of paddling-related news stories.


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PADDLEBOARD GUIDE SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR LEADING 4 PEOPLE TO THEIR DEATHS
The owner of a paddleboard tour company in Wales has been sentenced to  10 years in prison for leading a tour on a river in hazardous conditions, and over  a low flow weir. The group had no safety briefing, four people had no wetsuits, and one had no life jacket.
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce8grejd7gdt

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Humpback Whale swallowed a kayaker
"A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chile coast, before quickly releasing him unharmed. 
https://apnews.com/article/chile-kayaking-tourism-whale-b0cafde4b640326f20a9da28003d6c26

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