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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crocodile-drags-man-from-kayak.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="A South African man in Central Africa is missing after being pulled from his kayak by a crocodile" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-crocodile-drags-man-from-kayak.jpg" alt="A South African man in Central Africa is missing after being pulled from his kayak by a crocodile"/></a></p>
<p>A South African man leading two men on a whitewater expedition in Central Africa is missing after being pulled from his kayak by a crocodile.</p>
<p>The two Americans paddled to safety but the body of Hendri Coetzee has not been recovered following the attack on the Lukuga River.</p>
<p>The three men were part of a mission to document unexplored whitewater in the region.</p>
<p>Ciaran Donnelly, International Rescue Committee&#8217;s regional director in Congo, said the Americans were &#8220;physically unharmed but shaken up by the incident&#8221;.</p>
<p>The stretch of river where they were travelling is notoriously dangerous for its whitewater, and because it contains many crocodiles and hippos.</p>
<p>&#8220;There are three-ton hippos that will bite you in half,&#8221; one of the American kayakers wrote on his blog, quoting Coetzee.&#8221;Stay off the banks because the crocs are having a bake and might fancy you for lunch. Basically, stay close behind me and follow my lead. Any questions?&#8221;</p>
<p>The two Americans &#8211; Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic &#8211; are in Congo but expect to return home to the US shortly. The trip was a first-of-its-kind kayaking expedition from the White Nile and Congo rivers into Congo, according to a statement from Eddie Bauer, the trip&#8217;s sponsor. &#8220;We are saddened by the tragic accident and express our deepest sympathies to Hendri&#8217;s family and friends,&#8221; the company said.</p>
<p>The three men, all experienced kayakers, were part of a mission to document unexplored whitewater and development projects in the region.</p>
<p>In his online blog, Coetzee, 35, discussed the importance of trusting instincts and the group&#8217;s only rule &#8211; &#8220;nobody panic.&#8221;</p>
<p>In Coetzee&#8217;s most recent entry dated November 26, he wrote: &#8220;As I licked my dry lips and carefully checked that my spray deck was on properly, I had the feeling I might be doing something I should not. I pushed through the doubt and when I finally shot out the bottom of the rapid I was happy I did. It was just paranoia after all. Dwarfed by lush green mountains rising up to 3,000 feet above us, we were drawn in ever deeper with a constant eye on the banks for trouble.&#8221; </p>
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