Die Paarl is in rou gedompel n\u00e1 die verdrinking van die geliefde en legendariese Paarlse kanovaarder Giel van Deventer (72), wat Saterdag (20 Augustus) in die Bre\u00ebrivier naby Swellendam vermis geraak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Deventer het aan een van die naweekwedrenne deelgeneem as voorbereiding vir die Bre\u00ebrivier-kanomarathon, wat in September plaasvind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Deventer en sy spanmaat, Lood Rabie, se K2-kano het volgens inligting by \u2019n plek in die rivier tussen Drew Bridge en Swellendam \u2019n boomstomp getref.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die rivier loop tans sterk vanwe\u00eb die afgelope tyd se goeie re\u00ebn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Deventer en sy kano het onder die water verdwyn, terwyl Rabie daarin geslaag het om na veiligheid te swem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het vanjaar sy 51ste Bergrivier-marathon voltooi, die meeste nog vir een roeier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Suid-Kaapse polisiewoordvoerder sers. Chris Spies, het bevestig die polisie is Saterdag (20 Augustus) omstreeks 15:00 in kennis gestel dat Van Deventer verdwyn het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie kanovaarders het in die kwalifiserende rondes geroei. Twee van die deelnemers is in stormtoestande vasgevang, wat veroorsaak het dat hul kano omgekeer het.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spies s\u00ea een van die kanovaarders het daarin geslaag om na die rivieroewer te swem, maar Van Deventer het onder die water verdwyn<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wedvaartbeamptes en polisieduikers het tot skemer gesoek om hom te probeer opspoor, sonder sukses, en het Sondagoggend teruggekeer. Die vlak van die reeds vol Bre\u00ebrivier het oornag gestyg, wat toestande vir die soektog baie moeilik gemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die soektog is Maandag voortgesit, en omstreeks 17:00 is die familie in kennis gestel dat sy liggaam naby die gebied waar hy onder die water verdwyn het, gevind is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Deventer was \u2019n gesoute sportman en het in sy leeftyd ook aan 19 Argus-fietstoere, 24 Orange Descent-kanomarathons, 25 Visrivier-kanomarathons en 38 Bre\u00ebrivier-kanomarathons deelgeneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy was ook \u2019n bekende Protea-boer op Dutoitskloofpas, sekretaris van die Bergrivier-besproeiingsraad en \u2019n passievolle omgewingskundige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Medelye uit talle oorde het reeds die naweek vir die legendariese Van Deventer ingestroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHierdie tragedie laat \u2019n groot leemte in die Wes-Kaap en Suid-Afrikaanse kanovaart,\u201d het Kim Pople, president van Kanovaart Suid-Afrika, ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGiel was \u2019n voorloper, beide in die Bergrivier-kanomarathon en as \u2019n leidende lig in die meesters-roeigemeenskap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSy bydrae weg van die water af as \u2019n ywerige en deeglike statistikus wat rekord gehou het van elke enkele roeier se uitslae in groot byeenkomste soos die Berg\u2019 en die Vis\u2019 was merkwaardig,\u201d het sy bygevoeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy jare lange vriend, mede-roeier en landbougenoot, JT Basson, wat destyds \u2019n strooijonker op Van Deventer se troue was, het aan Paarl Post <\/i>vertel hulle het presies 50 jaar gelede saam die Bre\u00ebrivier-kanomarathon geroei en gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk dink nie daar was nog so \u2019n roei-statistikus as Giel in die hele land nie. Sy bydrae aan die sport is onbeskryflik. Hy het ook as mens uitgestaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het vir roei gelewe en uiteindelik het roei hom ook geneem,\u201d het Basson ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mzamo Wayne Madubedube (August), wat as jong roeier in die ontwikkelingsprogram van die Paarl-kanoklub opgeneem is waarna hy tot gesoute roeier asook afrigter gevorder het, het ges\u00ea Van Deventer was soos \u2019n pa vir die jong roeiers van die Paarl-klub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy was dikwels daar om ons touwys te maak en aan te moedig, en niemand het die riviere en kano-roetes beter as hy geken nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs ek moet dink aan die Bergrivier-kanomarathon, dan is daar net een naam wat uitstaan, en dit is Oom Giel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy was \u2019n baie nederige en vriendelike man wat vir almal tyd gehad het. Ons gaan hom opreg mis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Deventer se dogter, Karike Conradie, het ges\u00ea die begrafnis sal eers later in September plaasvind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het ges\u00ea haar pa se skielike afsterwe laat \u2019n reusagtige leemte. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns as familie gaan hom baie mis as \u2019n pa en oupa wat bel en s\u00ea wanneer kom ons kuier, hy mis ons (alweer) en bring die kaarte saam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk en Abe gaan hom baie mis as \u2019n entrepeneurs- en besigheidsmentor en het veral in laaste maand baie spesiale tye saam beleef.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Deventer word oorleef deur sy vrou, Erna, Karike, en seuns Chris en Gert en hul gesinne..<\/span> The communtiy of Paarl is in mourning after the tragic drowning death of legendary canoeist Giel van Deventer.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die Paarl is in rou gedompel n\u00e1 die verdrinking van die geliefde en legendariese Paarlse kanovaarder Giel van Deventer (72), wat Saterdag (20 Augustus) in die Bre\u00ebrivier naby Swellendam vermis geraak 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