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HN links it as the original, interesting video behind the 'deadliest river' stories and as an extreme river example.
Tom Scott visits the Strid at Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire, a deceptively narrow stretch of river with dangerous currents. He covers its reputation and the 12th-century legend of the Boy of Egremont.
“The original video is pretty interesting” (HN, 2017)
And by "reportedly," they mean "we heard it from a guy on YouTube who said immediately afterwards that it's unprovable." The original video is pretty interesting, and the link should probably go directly to there instead of a tabloid retelling. [this video]
Thank you, I was wondering where I knew this guy from: [this video] To be sorta on topic, I lived in many countries and I had to get used to people mangling my name in the most creative ways. As long as there is some form of ID or customer reference, I don't care.
How about The Strid from the River Wharfe? While your river isn't likely that extreme, crossing unknown water is not on my top list of things to do. Tom Scott - [this video] The Most Dangerous River in THE WORLD is HOW DEEP?! - [link] [link]
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