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  • Kayaker dies after being hit by train

    03/09/2006 7:11:46 AM PST · by Rebelbase · 125 replies · 2,967+ views
    News and Record ^ | 3/9/06 | AP
    OLD FORT (AP) — Daniel DeLaVergne, a whitewater kayaker who paddled one of North America's most dangerous rivers in less than 10 hours, died Wednesday after being hit by a train. He was 29. Friends said they believed DeLaVergne was camping in the High Ridge Tunnel near Ridgecrest when the accident occurred Tuesday. He was struck by a 1,150-ton train heading west toward Asheville, Norfolk Southern spokesman Robin Chapman said. DeLaVergne was airlifted to Mission Hospitals, where he was pronounced dead. National Geographic Adventure magazine named DeLaVergne a 2005 adventurer of the year for paddling the 50-mile run of the...