British extreme kayaker feared dead after vanishing from Swiss river

British extreme kayaker feared dead after vanishing from Swiss river

Bren Orton, 29, is believed to have been dragged under water by currents

British kayaker, 29, feared dead after vanishing in a river in Switzerland

Bren Orton was reported missing on Thursday (Picture: Facebook/Pyranha Kayaks) A British kayaker is feared to have drowned after going missing on a river in Switzerland. Bren Orton vanished after getting into trouble on the Melezza River in southern Switzerland, not far from the border with Italy, on Thursday afternoon. The 29-year-old was reported missing at around 2.45pm, and police and specialist search teams have been hunting for him since t…

British kayaker feared dead after being plunged underwater in river in Switzerland

A British kayaker is feared to be dead after disappearing in a river in Switzerland, reports have said, as local authorities are racing against time to track him down.Bren Orton, 29, had been trapped by strong underwater currents in the River Melezza in Switzerland's Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.Orton had posted footage of himself kayaking fewer than 48 hours before his disappearance on Thursday afternoon - and rescue efforts from Swiss an…