The World's Most Dangerous River

The Most Dangerous River in the World

When you think of a deadly river what first comes to mind? White water rapids, sharp, jagged rocks, plummeting waters with a torrent of power, that sums it up right? It’s usually quite easy to spot a dangerous river that one should stay away from. Powerful rapids like this will easily pull you under and may take up to minutes before it spits you back out up to the surface a good deal of distance down the river.

The strid in the English County of North Yorkshire doesn’t look all the threatening but don’t let this death trap fool you. The Strid is a section of the River Wharfe which measures between 30 ft or 9 meters in width to just a few feet or 1 meter in width. This section of the 65 mile or 104 km River Wharfe has been labeled by local authorities as dangerous to enter with signs posted alarming everyone of its risks. This river at first glance is very odd because the water is black, this is due to its extreme depth. If you look at how this river goes from being decently wide to incredibly narrow this is where the danger comes in. All the water has to go somewhere, usually this narrowing will create rapids thus indicating danger to the average person. The strid though is calm with virtually no rapids, in some areas, appearing as a peaceful, calm stream in fact just under the surface is a outburst of water current that moves downwards. Other areas of the Strid have normal rapids you’d expect but even though don’t look all that menacing. As the river narrows becomes deeper almost if the river is turning on it’s side. The force is pushed down instead of up so when someone jumps in, they are essentially sucked straight down and never seen again.

There have been numerous deaths, believed to be in the 100s, in the river but no one really knows how many. It has been stated a newlywed couple took a dip in the river after their wedding, never to be seen again. Some people have claimed to swim in the river on the much calmer portion downstream but no proof has been provided. Currently at this time this river has a reported 100% fatality rate, not one single person who has entered the river in the narrow section has come out alive. The current isn’t the only dangerous element, as you’ve probably noticed the rocks are smooth with sharp changes of direction in them so it’s likely someone would be dragged under and bashed around on the rocks as well. No one knows how deep it is as any piece of equipment ever used to measure the distance to the bottom was carried away with the current. It is believed that there are underwater caves and tunnels which is where anyone who enters gets sucked into. While friends challenge each other to jump the channel, one slip and say goodbye.

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yti12Tr5qhc
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