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| Kayakers' 300ft dam drop attacked | Kayakers' 300ft dam drop attacked |
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| Amateur video of the high dam kayaking | Amateur video of the high dam kayaking |
| Extreme kayakers have been condemned for canoeing down a dam in west Wales. | Extreme kayakers have been condemned for canoeing down a dam in west Wales. |
| A photographer captured the latest incident as one canoeist slid 300ft down the spillway at Llyn Brianne reservoir in Carmarthenshire, near the borders of Ceredigion and Powys. | A photographer captured the latest incident as one canoeist slid 300ft down the spillway at Llyn Brianne reservoir in Carmarthenshire, near the borders of Ceredigion 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." |
| This extreme kayaker was photographed at the weekend at Llyn BrianneEnlarge Image | This extreme kayaker was photographed at the weekend at Llyn BrianneEnlarge 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. |
| The reservoir is up to 272 ft (83m) deep and holds more than 13 billion gallons (60 billion litres) of water. | The reservoir is up to 272 ft (83m) deep and holds more than 13 billion gallons (60 billion litres) of water. |
| 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. |
| Richard Harvey from the Welsh Canoeing Association said he could not comment on the group involved, the locality or the legality of their activity. | Richard Harvey from the Welsh Canoeing Association said he could not comment on the group involved, the locality or the legality of their activity. |
| "We encourage people to paddle responsibly and in the realm of the law," he said. | "We encourage people to paddle responsibly and in the realm of the law," he said. |
| "If they go too far we do not condone it." | "If they go too far we do not condone it." |
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