Don’t Relax Till The End (Entry #24 Beater For All 2023)
Check out Paddler Andro taking a bit of a beating on the Korana river in Croatia where he gets a kicking in the last hole on the Rastoke rapid…
« It was very high water level which happens once or twice a year. Myself and Lovro went for a lap… I was watching where was Lovro and got distracted, forgot to paddle and was too late to get to the left or the right side to climb over the curler and ended up in a huge hole. I was ripped out of my kayak! Fortunately that wave is the last wave in the gorge and after that there is calmer water and big eddies. there was no safety set at this stage as it is all calm after so there is plenty of time to collect pieces. »
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