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Tubing, also known as inner tubing, bumper tubing, towed tubing, biscuiting (in New Zealand), or kite tubing, is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube, either on water, snow, or through the air. The tubes themselves are also known as "donuts" or "biscuits" due to their shape.
“Navigating the river is tricky under normal conditions and when you add 3-4 times the amount of water and speed, things can happen really fast,” the sheriff’s office said.
On July 3, 2021, a raft on Raging River carrying six passengers overturned, sending four guests to a local hospital with severe injuries. One of the passengers, an 11-year-old boy, later died. The ride had been inspected the day before the incident and was found to be in normal working order. [11] A trial will take place in June 2025. [12]
Fatalities are rare in both commercial and do-it-yourself rafting. [16] Meta-analyses have calculated that fatalities ranged between 0.55 [ 19 ] – 0.86 [ 20 ] per 100,000 user days. A rare accident with five fatalities occurred in 1987 on the Chilko River in British Columbia , Canada.
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A family set out for a day of tubing and fun on the water in North Carolina earlier this week, but as of Saturday, only four of them have returned alive.
Two tubers. Tubing, also known as biscuiting, is where a large, usually circular, rubber tube is towed behind a boat at fast speeds.The general aim is to hold on as long as possible without falling off due to the boat's sharp turns; more experienced biscuiters also try to jump the boat's wake and become airborne.
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