David Warner

56 Mile Kayak of the River Ouse

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Kayaking the River Ouse, 27 August 2022
General funding for York Rescue Boat- help our team to continue to help save lifes and keep people safe around the rivers in York and further afield. All donations are welcome and help to keep our team moving

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Me and Andy will be kayaking the River Ouse over the August bank holiday weekend. The plan is to get the 56 miles done in 2 days. Starting at Aldwalk and finishing at Blacktoft as the Ouse meets the Humber. 

Anyone that lives in or has visited York will probably know the dangers that the rivers pose. 21 people have drowned in the last 5 years and the average age has changed from 26 years old to 68. It used to be young people getting into trouble after a swim or a night out but more and more it's down to older people with complex mental health issues.

The York Rescue Boat is an independent lifeboat and search team that is on call 24 hours a day and centres around the two main rivers in York, the Ouse & the Foss.

By the time we set off a lot of early morning of training will have taken place so hopefully it all goes to plan and we can tick the miles off.

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General funding for York Rescue Boat- help our team to continue to help save lifes and keep people safe around the rivers in York and further afield. All donations are welcome and help to keep our team moving

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York Rescue Boat

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York Rescue Boat is an independent search and rescue charity, based in York, North Yorkshire. ​ Founded in 2014 after a series of deaths in the city’s rivers, York Rescue Boat has grown from humble beginnings raising money out of the back of a car, to a highly trained and capable team becoming renowned for its work both in York and further afield. ​ Our work centres around the Rivers Ouse and Foss in York. Uniquely we work to make the city safer by carrying out combined patrols by boat and on foot at high risk times every weekend throughout the year as apposed to just responding to emergency calls. We also cover other times as requested by North Yorkshire Police or other agencies.

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