11th Jan 2021 11:00 AM
It was a big weekend on the Northern Rivers. Here are seven stories you might have missed:
1. Kayaker killed
Emergency services were called to Upper Tooloom Creek, in the Tooloom National Park near Urbenville, after reports a kayaker had capsized about 12.10pm on Saturday. Police were told the 68-year-old was kayaking with friends downstream when her kayak hit a log and she fell into fast flowing water before getting snagged on another log.
2. SES, BOM monitor potential ‘coastal trough’
Authorities are closely monitoring the possibility of a coastal trough developing later this week, bringing with it the potential for further heavy rainfall, flash flooding and riverine flooding.
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Subscriber only Police have confirmed they have completed the sad task of recovering the body of a woman who died in a tragic kayaking incident on the Northern Rivers on Saturday. Emergency services were called to Upper Tooloom Creek, in the Tooloom National Park near Urbenville, after reports a kayaker had capsized about 12.10pm on January 9. Police were informed the 68-year-old was kayaking with friends downstream when her kayak hit a log and she fell into fast flowing water before getting snagged on another log. Despite efforts to rescue her, she died at the scene. While rescue crews attended the incident on Saturday, the woman s body could not be recovered because of unsafe conditions.
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Subscriber only Police have confirmed they have completed the sad task of recovering the body of a woman who died in a tragic kayaking incident on the Northern Rivers on Saturday. Emergency services were called to Upper Tooloom Creek, in the Tooloom National Park near Urbenville, after reports a kayaker had capsized about 12.10pm on January 9. Police were informed the 68-year-old was kayaking with friends downstream when her kayak hit a log and she fell into fast flowing water before getting snagged on another log. Despite efforts to rescue her, she died at the scene. While rescue crews attended the incident on Saturday, the woman s body could not be recovered because of unsafe conditions.
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