Dreadfully sad series of events

Were we lucky, or more careful? 

When I think of all the mad schemes we hatched, impetuous leaps into the unknown, and potential follies we wandered into, I'm amazed we made it to adulthood & beyond. It sounds like the people who led this tragic trip had no more knowledge than we did. 

The tragedy below seems to have been caused buy a lack of local knowledge, and the hidden dangers of stopper waves, eddies & deep currents. 

BBC News - Paddleboarder was guided to her death, court told

www.theguardian.com - paddleboard-instructor-nerys-lloyd-jailed-deaths-river-cleddau