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| Kayakers' 300ft dam drop attacked | |
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| Amateur video of the high dam kayaking | |
| Extreme kayakers have been condemned for canoeing down a dam in mid Wales. | Extreme kayakers have been condemned for canoeing down a dam in mid Wales. |
| A photographer captured the latest incident as one canoeist slid 300ft down the spillway at Llyn Brianne reservoir, on the borders of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Powys. | A photographer captured the latest incident as one canoeist slid 300ft down the spillway at Llyn Brianne reservoir, on the borders of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Powys. |
| Welsh Water said the practice was dangerous and such activities were banned at the reservoir. | Welsh Water said the practice was dangerous and such activities were banned at the reservoir. |
| An onlooker said: "I always stop and look anyway and I saw four people ready to do the spillway. | An onlooker said: "I always stop and look anyway and I saw four people ready to do the spillway. |
| "There were a lot of people watching at the top car park. | "There were a lot of people watching at the top car park. |
| "It looked pretty scary." | "It looked pretty scary." |
| href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1227010951/html/1.stm" onClick="window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1227010951/html/1.stm', '1227011064', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=362,height=628,left=312,top=100'); return false;">This extreme kayaker was photographed at the weekend at Llyn Brianne href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1227010951/html/1.stm" onClick="window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1227010951/html/1.stm', '1227011064', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=362,height=628,left=312,top=100'); return false;" >Enlarge Image | |
| Llyn Brianne was completed in 1972 and supplies drinking water to a large part of south Wales. | Llyn Brianne was completed in 1972 and supplies drinking water to a large part of south Wales. |
| A statement from Welsh Water, the owner of the site, said it "strictly forbids" water-based activities at the reservoir and would take "appropriate action" against anyone in breach of this restriction. | A statement from Welsh Water, the owner of the site, said it "strictly forbids" water-based activities at the reservoir and would take "appropriate action" against anyone in breach of this restriction. |
| "Reservoirs can be dangerous for various reasons and those involved in water sports in inappropriate locations, such as at Llyn Brianne, put themselves and others at unnecessary risk," said a spokesman. | "Reservoirs can be dangerous for various reasons and those involved in water sports in inappropriate locations, such as at Llyn Brianne, put themselves and others at unnecessary risk," said a spokesman. |