All news on the topic: Canoeing

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Charlotte Henshaw embraces 'target on her back' ahead of fifth Paralympic Games
Charlotte Henshaw, the 39-year-old, is an eight-time world champion and knows how to handle the pressure on the biggest stage after powering to gold at Tokyo 2020 in a new record time at the Paralympic Games
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Hottest place on Earth offers kayaking trips as lake forms after hurricane
Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth, is now offering kayaking trips as a lake has formed in the area after Hurricane Hilary hit in August 2023 - the first tropical storm to enter California since 1997
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I forgive the Taliban bomber who nearly killed me, says heroic ex-soldier
Former Marine Jon White is refusing to let his experience in Afghanistan where a Taliban bomb made him a triple-amputee get in the way of becoming an Olympic champion
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Man gets stuck in mud while kayaking and uses genius way to call for help
The man became stranded about 200m from the shore while kayaking at night after getting stuck in mud off the Essex coast, before using What3words to help firefighters and the coastguard bring him to safety
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Couple and their dog mauled to death by grizzly bear in fatal attack
On the night the pair were fatally mauled, a family member got a horrifying SOS message from the couple's GPS device which read: 'Bear attack bad' in Banff National Park, Canada
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Over half of Brits are keen to spend more time in the great outdoors
Sailing, archery, and hot air ballooning are the top outdoor pursuits Brits would take up in order to spend more time in nature
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'I went kayaking with my daughter - but ended up in a huge jellyfish soup'
Chris Denehy spotted the creatures on a paddle this week - capturing thousands of them surrounding his kayak while out at sea with his daughter
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Man's body found 394 feet below lake's surface after kayaking trip with fiancée
Travis Valenti, 37, went missing after kayaking on Lake Crescent at Olympic National Park in Washington State with his fiancée who he had got engaged to just two days before
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Man drowns after saving fiancée's life in kayak horror two days after engagement
Travis Valenti was kayaking on Lake Crescent in Washington state's Olympic National Park when his kayak began taking on water. In a heroic final act, he pushed his fiancée to safety before disappearing into the water
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Moment shark swims right under astonished kayakers in 'nose to nose' encounter
Louise Barker captured her shark meeting on video and is heard gasping as the animal swims towards her and a fin brushes right alongside her kayak off the coast of west Cork in Ireland
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Mums go on 72-hour trip after bagging £17 flights and get home in time for work
A group of friends took a whirlwind trip to Marseille for a budget friendly price after Anne-Marie Moss secured return flights for £17, before returning in time for the school run
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Friends killed alongside one another in horrific accident as canoe capsizes
Pals Sarah Waller and Laura Pottinger were out canoeing on the River Ouse, Bedfordshire, when the pair ran into some trouble - following reports of empty, overturned canoes emergency services soon found their bodies
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Mum jets off on 48-hour holidays for just £16 and makes it back in time for work
Annie-Marie Moss, 45, has taken eight short trips over the past two years and it's only cost a total of £994 for all her return flights and accommodation - including to Poland and Spain
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Chef who claimed £2.2million compo because he 'couldn't move' caught using kayak
Ferenc Sumegi, who strained his back lifting a fish tray while working at Heathrow, said the "unbearable" ongoing pain had left him needing a stick or crutches to walk and filed for £2.2m compensation