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Can you kayak over the Niagara Falls and stay alive? Shaun Baker thinks so

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Shaun Baker kayaks over a waterfall. Photo Credit: Times OnlineBack in 1996, Shaun Baker broke the record for the worlds longest kayak freefall when he dropped 65 feet off the Aldeyjarfoss falls in Iceland. Now, he wants to shatter that record by going over the biggest drop of them all; Niagara Falls. How will he avoid the rocks and immense amount of water poring over? His newest invention, a jet powered kayak.

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A crime scene, a confession and now 4 years later, a body

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A friend of mine just noticed in the paper that this week marine police found the remains of Pei Ding Xu who was murdered 4 years ago in Lake Ontario. The body was in a duffel bag weighted down by cement bags. The creepy part is that the location is the exact place where we regularly paddle in the bumps and waves of the Western Gap.

In fact, we regularly hang out and take a break over the area where the body was found. The fact that the water there is only a couple of meters deep, doesn't make it less creepy.

Here is theĀ  location in Google Earth for those who are interested.

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Weirdest Underwater Stories Of 2008

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Florida biologist Adam Warwick saved a drowsy black bear that went for a swim
Florida biologist Adam Warwick saved a drowsy black bear that went for a swim
UnderwaterTimes.com has put together a fantastic collection of the weirdest underwater news stories of 2008.

Click through and you can read crazy stories like:

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Three good reasons to be scared of the water. Piranha's, Warheads and Washed Up Feet

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Looking for a good reason never to go on the water and just stay at home watching TV? Here are three reasons to be scared of the water.

Angler in Illinois catches what may be a piranha
Well, in Joliet, Illinois, an angler caught a fish that might just turn out to be a piranha. Yes, that fish. He was fishing in waters warmed by a generating plan on the Des Plaines River.

Judging from a photograph Johnson took, the fish could be a red-bellied South American piranha, said Melissa Kruth, a spokeswoman for the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

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Kayaker breaks own leg to survive

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Broken Leg - Photo Credit: ItzaFineDayCheck out this absolutely crazy story. A 38 year-old man was out kayaking with his friends in northeast Victoria, Australia when he became trapped under a strainer (a tree across the river). To save his life, he had to break his own leg to get free.

Yes, you read it right, broke his own leg.

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Canoeing enthusiast placed in canoe for wake

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Wood CoffinMy dad loves funerals. He loves everything about them. Meeting and talking to people and checking out the flower arrangements, etc. He's weird that way.

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80m year old fossilised haddock discovered by man 15 years after he picked it up from the beach

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The prehistoric haddock is priceless, say fossil experts. Peter Parvin knew he found something weird when he picked up the rock that looked like a fish head from the beach. He didn't know until 15 years later the item was priceless.

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What happens when your video camera gets hit my lightning? See for yourself.

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Slowloris over at Flickr was video taping a thunderstorm storm when the camera in her hand was hit by lightning

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Firework Blasts Off Part of Man's Foot while in a Canoe

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Moron gets part of his foot blown off by fireworks while sitting in a canoe. Doctors say he is lucky to be alive.

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Thieves steal kayak club's shed

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Dave Parfitt and Bridget Thomas, of Nevis Canoe Club, on the site of the new storage shed.
Dave Parfitt and Bridget Thomas, of Nevis Canoe Club, on the site of the new storage shed. The Write Image, 01397 703323
Here is one for the weird files. The Nevis Canoe Club in Fort William, UK was in the process of installing a new shed to house the three new sea kayaks they purchased.

The only problem is that somebody has come along and stolen the shed...

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6th foot found on B.C. south coast

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Up to six now within a year. Very strange...

More info: cbc.ca

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David H. Johnston
David H. Johnston
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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