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A British extreme kayaker is missing and feared dead after he vanished in a river in Switzerland after getting trapped by currents under the rushing water, MailOnline can reveal today.
The celebrated whitewater kayaker appears to have been dragged down into the water by a recirculating waves. Police have said that he was sucked out of his kayak and he has not been located.'It is with a heavy heart that we announce an accident involving Bren Orton. While kayaking with a group on the Melezza River in Switzerland, Bren became trapped in a recirculating feature and did not resurface.
Police in Switzerland have been searching for Bren since Thursday afternoon. Police in nearby Italy are also believed to have been helping with the operation.A spokesmen for Ticino Police said: 'Shortly before 2.45pm in the area of Palagnedra, a man who was previously in a kayak was reported missing in the Melezza river.
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