The Bolton Strid, a narrow segment of the River Wharfe in North England has a reputation that doesn’t quite suite its picturesque appearance – it is informally known as the most dangerous stretch of water in the world, with an alleged fatality rate of 100 percent for everyone unlucky enough to have fallen in it.
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Interesting. I live in East Yorkshire and had never heard of this place until now. Every day's a school day.
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DeleteThe Merced River is also a dangerous river in California, I had a sibling taken down the river in rapids and nearly died. If there hadn't been a tree down in the river which snagged him, he would have been a goner.
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