South African veteran paddler and Berg River Canoe Marathon icon Giel van Deventer is reportedly missing and presumed to have drowned while taking part in a race on the Breede River on Saturday. Van Deventer, 72, was paddling in a K2 with Lodewyk Rabie when they ran into trouble in a tree-block close to the race finish outside Swellendam and … Continue reading Veteran SA paddler Giel van Deventer, 72, is missing and presumed drowned