
Team Land Rover Canoe Capsizes, Members Emerge Uninjured
As of 11:00 am, Pacific Time today, all continued to go well for Team
Land
Rover, which started at 34th, then advanced to 29th, then 27th, then
24th.
As of yesterday, they had come off the mountaineering leg in great
spirits
and with no injuries.
Following a three-hour rest, they started out on the canoe leg, the
first
part of which was whitewater. It was then that the mishap of a capsized
canoe struck two members of the team. Although they went floating
downriver, they emerged uninjured, gathered themselves up, and the team
got
back underway about one and one-quarter hours later, with part of the
delay
due to helping one of many other teams which had also capsized.
However,
the incident put them back approximately to 30th place.
Following a night spent canoeing, they're now on a mountain biking leg
which will last until about 6:00 PM tonight.
While the weather continues to hold, organizers have made the decision
to
allow all racers to continue until noon on Sunday, when the event will
be
called. It appears that Team Land Rover may not succeed in completing
the
complete course.