Experienced kayaker taken by crocodile in Congo
10th December 2010
An acclaimed outdoorsman who wrote movingly about testing himself against nature is presumed to have died after a crocodile snatched him from his kayak while he led an American expedition from the source of the White Nile into the heart of Congo.
Think of it as evolution in action. The SWPL gene is a prime target for Natural Selection, that’s clear.
“He also had a fantastic social conscience,” he said, explaining that Coetzee ran kayak trips for underprivileged kids in Sudan. “He was one of those people that would look after others not only in a physical sense but also nurture them spiritually and mentally.”
Oh, yeah, that’s the first thing what occurs to me when I look for something to benefit underprivileged kids in the Sudan — kayak trips! It’s so obvious!
I’d like to see a shark get one, just to drive the point home. Or maybe a polar bear.