Kayaker in the Congo?

[JackLuis]

Kayaker presumed dead after Congo crocodile attack

OOps! That was probably not a good idea.

JOHANNESBURG — An acclaimed outdoorsman who wrote movingly about testing himself against nature is presumed dead after a crocodile snatched him from his kayak while he led an American expedition from the source of the White Nile into the heart of Congo.

Two Americans being guided by 35-year-old South African Hendrik Coetzee on the grueling trip could only watch in horror. They paddled unharmed to safety after the Tuesday morning attack on the Lukuga River in Congo.

 

[Carnevil9]

I guess he failed the final exam.

 

[mynameisben]

I read about this. I hate to sound cold about it, but occasionally some of these "adventurers" really do get what they have coming to them. How long have we known that man-eating crocodiles are a danger?

Oh, right. Forever.

 

[sr71plt]

A bit of Darwinism at work.

Sort of like the instances when I was working in embassies and we threw up every warning signal we knew of to tell American travelers not to go to a certain place at a certain time--and they did--and then their relatives were yammering on our backs about not getting them out safely.

 

[JackLuis]

As he paddled down the river keeping his eyes on the banks, he smiled as he saw the apprehension on the American's face. He laughed and said, "No gut's no Glo..SNAP!