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Subject: Re: Kayak

Author:
PlainBill

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Date Posted: 08:56:46 01/19/13 Sat
In reply to: Boyd Percy 's message, "Kayak" on 01:57:13 01/19/13 Sat

>I just saw a short video of a kayaker surviving a 100
>foot plunge over Ozone Falls in Tennessee not too far
>from the Ocoee River where Crystal and her friends
>were rafters. The video mentioned that Niagara Falls
>was 167 feet high. The only damage the kayaker
>suffered was that his helmet camera was broken. I
>guess Crystal and Randy never did anything that crazy.
You beat me to it. Here's a link:
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/50726/kayaker+survives+100-foot+drop+in+first+descent+of+ozone+falls/

PlainBill

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[> Subject: Re: Kayak

Author:
Dmitri
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Date Posted: 00:43:42 01/20/13 Sun

The height of Niagara Falls depends on where you measure it. I think "official" is about 161 feet. The only whitewater boater I know of to try to run Niagara didn't survive the experience. I've seen Ozone Falls, though long ago, in the later 1970s.

That I know of, the height record of someone kayaking off the lip of a waterfall is at Palouse Falls in Southeastern Washington State, which is on the order of 186 feet high (some claim almost 200 feet). Google "palouse falls kayak" for a choice of several videos to watch. At least a couple kayakers have run it now, first done in April 2009. He broke his kayak paddle on impact and sprained a wrist.

Dmitri

>I just saw a short video of a kayaker surviving a 100
>foot plunge over Ozone Falls in Tennessee not too far
>from the Ocoee River where Crystal and her friends
>were rafters. The video mentioned that Niagara Falls
>was 167 feet high. The only damage the kayaker
>suffered was that his helmet camera was broken. I
>guess Crystal and Randy never did anything that crazy.