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| Police name gorge death canoeist | Police name gorge death canoeist |
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| A man who died after his canoe overturned and got stuck in a gorge in the Highlands has been named by police. | A man who died after his canoe overturned and got stuck in a gorge in the Highlands has been named by police. |
| Steven Pullinger, 49, from Rusthall, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, had been pulled free from the River Roy on Friday but died at the scene. | Steven Pullinger, 49, from Rusthall, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, had been pulled free from the River Roy on Friday but died at the scene. |
| He was part of a group who had travelled north to take part in a canoeing expedition. | He was part of a group who had travelled north to take part in a canoeing expedition. |
| The area around Lochaber had been hit by recent storms and heavy rain made local rivers particularly fierce. | The area around Lochaber had been hit by recent storms and heavy rain made local rivers particularly fierce. |
| Mr Pullinger had been treated by Scottish Ambulance Service staff but was pronounced dead. | Mr Pullinger had been treated by Scottish Ambulance Service staff but was pronounced dead. |
| Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team had also attended due to the remote and inaccessible location of the incident. | Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team had also attended due to the remote and inaccessible location of the incident. |
| David Vinall, a neighbour of Mr Pullinger's in Kent, said he would be remembered as a "smashing bloke". | |
| "He'd go down the pub and have a drink and talk to you about anything," said Mr Vinall. | |
| "I'm absolutely horrified, I can't believe it." |