Ecuador: Kayaker from Ireland dead after flash flood

Posted on January 22, 2018 • Filed under: Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency

19 YEAR OLD IRISHMAN DIES WHILE KAYAKING IN ECUADOR

belfasttelegraph.co.uk Alex McGourty, from Sligo, has been described by friends as an “absolute gentleman” and an “outstanding young man” who had “the world at his feet”.

Mr McGourty died after getting into difficulty following a flash flood in the river Abanico, in the south east of the country.

A second Irishman, David Higgins, who had been kayaking with Mr McGourty and a group of three others, has been reported missing.

A member of the kayaking party who was missing alongside Mr Higgins is reported to have been found safe in the Ecuadorian jungle near the town of Macas. Read Article

 

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