{"id":23655,"date":"2018-01-23T17:41:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T17:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=23655"},"modified":"2018-01-23T17:41:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T17:41:48","slug":"cardiff-student-still-missing-kayak-accident-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/01\/23\/cardiff-student-still-missing-kayak-accident-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"Body confirmed as missing kayak student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OFFICIALS have confirmed that a body, found a week after a kayaking accident in Ecuador, is that of a former Cardiff university student.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adam Vaughan, 22, who worked at Cardiff International White Water in the Bay, was kayaking on the Abanico River on Sunday when strong currents caused by a flash storm forced him and his four friends to lose control.<\/span><br \/>\nEcuadorian fire and rescue services confirmed on Twitter that a body had been found yesterday.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tweet read: &#8220;In the San Luis area, a resident alerted the police of a body which is why the National Police and the Morona and Sucua firefighters went to the site to carry out an extraction. The body corresponds to the kayaker who disappeared on 22 January.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A friend of Adam is understood to have identified his body, according to Jonathan Canar Romero, secretary to the public prosecutor in Macas.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Four teams, made up of police, fire and rescue forces, had been searching a 68km area of the river in the hope of finding Mr Vaughan. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two other members of the party also died. David Higgins, 26 and Alexander MacGourty, 19, were confirmed dead by Ecuadorian authorities two days after the accident.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The other two men, fellow traveller Joaquin Meneses, 18 and American Jeremiath Stewart, survived.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23724\" style=\"width: 931px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23724\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long-.png 931w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23724\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long-.png 931w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-helicopter-long--293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/noscript> Search helicopters have been used to cover a large section of the river<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23725\" style=\"width: 920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23725\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location.png 920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-293x219.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23725\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location.png 920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-location-293x219.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/noscript> The kayak was found on the bank of the river on trees that had been wiped away by the storm<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23728\" style=\"width: 932px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23728\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2.png 932w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23728\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2.png 932w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-2-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/noscript> The search party pose in front of a search helicopter<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23729\" style=\"width: 918px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23729\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3.png 918w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-770x575.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-293x219.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23729\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3.png 918w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-770x575.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-3-293x219.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/noscript> The search used kayaks and rubber dinghies to search the river<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23730\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23730\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4.png 934w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-770x431.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-500x280.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-293x164.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23730\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4.png 934w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-770x431.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-500x280.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-4-293x164.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/noscript> The search party on the banks of the bursting river<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23731\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23731\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1400x1050.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23731\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1-1400x1050.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak_1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The kayak was seen strapped on the the cabin of one of the helicopters<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23732\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23732\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23732\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/seearch_party.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Rescuers are consulted on the search mission in Macas, the nearest city<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23727\" style=\"width: 933px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23727\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1.png 933w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-770x432.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23727\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1.png 933w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-770x432.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Kayak-search-party-1-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/noscript> A consultant speaks to searchers about their rescue efforts<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A search party, including a reported 100 rescuers, were looking for Mr Vaughan, who studied Spanish at Cardiff University and comes from Newbury, Berkshire.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following the publication of a Facebook post last week by Mr Vaughan&#8217;s mother, father and brother, friends have begun to post memories and photos of him. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Healy, 24, a friend and course mate from Cardiff University said: \u201cI can\u2019t overstate what a lovely guy Adam was.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSomeone who genuinely had a time for everyone and threw himself into everything he did. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEvery weekend he\u2019d come to lectures with a story about some adventure he\u2019d been on, and he was always so upbeat in his outlook to life.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSpending time with him was always a pleasure &#8211; we could talk and laugh about anything and he had more energy than I could ever hope for. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe was someone who lived his life to the absolute maximum and had an infectious passion for the world. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe could all do with being a bit more like Adam. He\u2019ll be sorely missed.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23726\" style=\"width: 929px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23726\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1.png 929w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-770x436.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-293x166.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23726\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1.png 929w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-770x436.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/kayak-map-1-293x166.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/noscript> The fire services used maps that showed the location of the search<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben Longhust, senior assistant manager at Cardiff International White Water, where Mr Vaughan worked as a freelance raft guide, said: \u201cThe whole team at CIWW have been saddened and shocked by the news from Ecuador. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAdam was a highly respected and much-loved freelance raft guide, kayak instructor, and a friend to all of the team at CIWW. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe\u2019s an inspiration to many at the centre, spending the off season and any spare time adventuring and living life to the full. Our thoughts are with Adam\u2019s family and friends at this tragic time.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Foreign and Commonwealth office said: \u201cWe are assisting the family and are in contact with the Ecuadorian authorities.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OFFICIALS have confirmed that a body, found a week after a kayaking accident in Ecuador, is that of a former Cardiff university student.\u00a0 Adam Vaughan, 22, who worked at Cardiff International White Water in the Bay, was kayaking on the Abanico River on Sunday when strong currents caused by a flash storm forced him and his four friends to lose control. Ecuadorian fire and rescue services confirmed on Twitter that a body had been found yesterday. 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