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Kayakers Describe Horror of Fatal Croc Attack on Guide

By Lisa FlamDec 21st 2010 – 10:52AM
Fluid Kayaks / AP

Fluid Kayaks / AP

A two-month kayaking expedition on an unexplored whitewater river in Africa would have been the trip of a lifetime, but the journey turned deadly in an instant. Two American men watched in horror as their South African guide, Hendrik Coetzee, was snatched by a crocodile on the Lukuga River in Congo. They were unharmed and...

Attractive Olympian: Canadian Canoe-Kayak Racer Adam van Koeverden

By Matt UffordMay 28th 2008 – 6:37PM

Olympic athletes often don't get paid to do anything other than look good. In that vein, Attractive Olympians handicaps which athletes may rake in endorsement deals after the Olympics.Adam van Koeverden won two canoeing medals -- gold in the 500-meter and bronze in the 1000m -- at the Athens Olympics in '04, surprising...

Background on kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.

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