Rafting News October 2007

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WEDNESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2007
	Thousand Mourners Attend Aussie Rafter’s Funeral
	About a thousand mourners attended the funeral service of the Australian rafter Karleigh Baldock, which was held at Goolwa, South Australia. Baldock died at a rafting incident in the Zambezi River in Zambia earlier this month. The woman’s body was recovered by her family and friends three days after the said accident. During the memorial service, the 23-year old was remembered by h Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2007
	Kali River Open for Rafting Again
	Good news for whitewater rafting enthusiasts - the Kali River is once again open for rafting after the Forest Department withdrew their order to halt whitewater activities in the river. According to a report in the Hindu, an online edition of India’s National Newspaper, the said department sent a letter to Southern River Adventures informing them that they are now permitted to resume norm Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2007
	OARS Receives Honors from National Geographic Mag
	Renowned rafting outfitter Outdoor Adventure River Specialists or OARS recently received top honors from National Geographic Adventure Magazine. The writers and editors of the distinguished magazine named OARS as the Best River and Sea Outfitter on Earth for 2008. The magazine commended the outfitter for their excellent customer service as well as for consistently advocating humanity’s im Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2007
	Raft Maine Announces Increase in No. of Visitors
	Jim Murton of Raft Maine Association proudly announced that the State was able to draw in more rafters to the area this year. According to the association’s statement, there was about 16 percent increase in the number of visitors who came to specifically enjoy the whitewater rafting activities offered in the said area. Murton also added that the said increase shows the beginning of Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2007
	Yurungkash River Tragedy Survivor Ties the Knot
	Aleksandr Zverez, a survivor of the rafting tragedy in China, married his girlfriend at their hometown in Kazan, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan. The 35-year old Zverez was one of the two survivors from the Yurungkash River tragedy, where three Russian men died after their raft turned over in the treacherous rapids. One man remains missing from the said trip. According to Zverez, thou Read Full Story