Accident in the Orb: a Kayaker Spends Five Hours in the Ice Water Hanging on the Bank with the Collar of the Broken Femur

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A canoe teacher, a victim of a fall during a river reconnaissance, had to be rescued in difficult conditions by firefighters and civil security before being evacuated by helicopter. A man of about 40 years old, a canoe-kayak instructor, was the victim of a serious accident on the Orb River. The incident occurred as he [...] Article An injured kayaker survives five hours in the icy waters of Orb first appeared on Le Singulier.

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On Wednesday 25 March, a kayaker of about 40 years had an accident while sailing on the Orb. He waited for rescue more than five hours hanging on the bank, in the water, the collar of the broken femur.