Body of missing British kayaker found in lake after he was sucked out of craft

The body of a British extreme kayaker has been found after going missing in Switzerland two weeks ago.

Bren Orton was found in Lake Maggiore on Thursday after going missing n Switzerland’s southern Ticino canton on May 16.

The 29-year-old amassed nearly 60,000 followers on Instagram, documenting his adventures.

His kayak manufacturer Pyranha said: ‘While kayaking with a group on the Melezza River in Switzerland, Bren became trapped in a recirculating feature and did not resurface.

‘Authorities and friends are tirelessly continuing their search efforts.’

The Ticino police put out a disappearance notice on the day he was last seen.

In a statement Thursday, they said: ‘Shortly before 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) in Locarno, the lifeless body of the man who disappeared on May 16 while kayaking in the Melezza was found in the waters of Lake Maggiore.

‘The alarm was triggered by a sailor who found the body in the water and immediately notified the emergency services.’

Last week a team of 15 kayakers tried to find Bren in a river in the Alps, MailOnline reports.

Bren had filmed himself kayaking down a river in Italy just two days before his disappearance.

He holds the British record for the highest waterfall descent navigated in a kayak.

He fell in love with the sport while on a school trip to the Lake district.

Bren previously said: ‘In the lead up to getting paid to go kayaking I think I’ve worked almost every job possible.

‘I worked in a call centre, as a labourer on a building site, in a gym, at the national Watersports Centre and as a gravedigger. I did some medical trials to earn money as well.

‘I only did the grave digging for a few months but the medical trials were the big one, even if they were a bit sketchy.’

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