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Man lowers camera to bottom of 'world's most dangerous river' and it shows a 'terrifying' reality

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Published 20:09 26 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Man lowers camera to bottom of 'world's most dangerous river' and it shows a 'terrifying' reality

YouTuber jack a snacks put his underwater camera down the river, which has a '100 per cent fatality rate'

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

A man who lives near the Lake District has shown the 'terrifying' reality which lies at the bottom of the 'world's most dangerous river'.

A YouTuber, known as jack a snacks, went down to the river to film what lurked below with his underwater camera, which is believed to have a '100 percent fatality rate'.

And trust me, you definitely wouldn't want to accidentally fall into this water.

In a video from 2021, the content creator visited a deceptively narrow section of the Strid, which is on the stretch River Wharfe in Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire.

Although the stream is pretty tranquil-looking at first-glance, it also happens to be extremely dangerous due to the fast-flowing, jagged underwater channel, which forms into a narrow, rocky gorge.

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"The water rushing over you, trapping you from the getting back to the surface," Jack explained.

"The noises it makes are terrifying."

When it gets to about 3ft deep, the YouTuber notes that 'it's chaos down there'.

(YouTube/jack a snacks)
(YouTube/jack a snacks)

Jack then said he had to start the recording again because he 'almost lost the camera' the first time around.

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After filming for an hour and a half, he was 'constantly fighting [against the current], trying to stop it from ripping [the camera] out of my hands'.

As the footage gets deeper and deeper into the river, the bank disappears on the right side of the shot, which swiftly transitions into absolute darkness.

"You can see a cliff edge emerge here, waiting to pull you beneath it." Jack explains.

Thought to be one of the most deadly natural sites in the UK, viewers said they were amazed by the footage Jack was able to capture, which showed the horrifying realities of what would happen if you fell in.

He also gave a birds-eye view of what it would look like if you were dragged under (YouTube/jackasnacks)
He also gave a birds-eye view of what it would look like if you were dragged under (YouTube/jackasnacks)

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"Really amazing that you did this. So creepy down there," one person commented.

Another added: "That is exactly the same as methane pockets being released from the bottom of the ocean under a ship.

"All the bubbles basically take away all the support or buoyancy and down you go.

"Truly terrifying. But 60m+ meters deep... just wow. Good job!!"

A third also said: "I sat breathless imaging, 'This is what many folks saw seconds before they died and were never seen again'.

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"Outstanding! A huge thank you for answering the call of we curious folk."

Someone else admitted: "| wasn’t expecting a drowning recreation, that was super creepy!

"You can see how dangerous that stretch really is… the current would definitely be pulling you under through that narrow gap.

"Consider using ropes and tethers in the future just to be careful!"

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In his previous visit to the Strid in 2021, he also measured the depth of the river - with the deepest part supposedly coming up to 65 metres, or 213 feet, which, according to the Yorkshire Bylines is the equivalent of '15 double-decker buses stacked on top of each other'.

In case you wanted a visual.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/jack a snacks

Topics: Environment, Travel, YouTube

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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