A crocodile has been sighted in the Dusi River near the Papwa Sewgolum Golf Club in Durban, race organisers said on Thursday.
The crocodile - reported to be 2.5m long - was seen in the late afternoon on Wednesday, Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon spokesman Ray de Vries said.
Race organising committee chairman Cameron Mackenzie said in a statement the Dusi Umgeni Conservancy Trust had removed most of the hyacinth, a surface-covering weed, from the river. This meant crocodiles' mobility was less restricted than before.
De Vries said if paddlers saw a crocodile, they should notify the race organisers at info@dusi.co.za, who would then contact conservation officials.
Nearly 1800 paddlers were expected to enter the race.
It starts on February 16, 2012 in Pietermaritzburg and ends in Durban on the 18th.
(Hmmm… not sure you'd get me paddling that river… -Jenn)
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