OFFICIALS in Ecuador have found the body of a Cardiff University student who went missing over a week ago after a kayaking accident.
\nAdam Vaughan, 22, who also worked at Cardiff International White Water in the Bay, was kayaking on the Abanico River on Sunday 22 January, when strong currents caused by a flash storm caused him and his four friends to lose control of their boats.
\nEcuadorian rescue services confirmed that they found a body on Sunday morning after a week of searching.
\nEcuadorian fire and rescue also posted an update saying: \u201cIn 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
\nFour teams, made up of fire and police forces, were working over a 68km area of the river to try and find Mr Vaughan.
\nTwo Irish kayakers, David Higgins, 26 and Alexander MacGourty, 19, also died in the accident. Their bodes were found within two days of the incident.
\nThe other two men, fellow traveler Joaquin Meneses, 18 and American Jeremiath Stewart, survived.
\nA search party, including a reported 100 rescuers, had been looking for Mr Vaughan, who studied Spanish at Cardiff University and came from Newbury, Berkshire.
\nFollowing the confirmation of his death, friends have begun to post memories and photos of Mr Vaughan.
\nJoe Healy, 24, a friend and coursemate from Cardiff University said: \u201cI can\u2019t overstate what a lovely guy Adam was.
\n\u201cSomeone who genuinely had a time for everyone and threw himself into everything he did.
\n\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.
\n\u201cSpending time with him was always a pleasure \u2013 we could talk and laugh about anything and he had more energy than I could ever hope for.
\n\u201cHe was someone who lived his life to the absolute maximum and had an infectious passion for the world.
\n\u201cWe could all do with being a bit more like Adam. He\u2019ll be sorely missed.\u201d
\nBen 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.
\n\u201cAdam was a highly respected and much-loved freelance raft guide, kayak instructor, and a friend to all of the team at CIWW.
\n\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
\nThe Foreign and Commonwealth office said: \u201cWe are assisting the family of a British man who has been reported missing in Ecuador, and are in contact with the Ecuadorian authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OFFICIALS in Ecuador have found the body of a Cardiff University student who went missing over a week ago after a kayaking accident. Adam Vaughan, 22, who also worked at Cardiff International White Water in the Bay, was kayaking on the Abanico River on Sunday 22 January, when strong currents caused by a flash storm caused him and his four friends to lose control of their boats. Ecuadorian rescue services confirmed that they found a body on Sunday morning after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":23722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,113],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-lead","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"\n