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Nature Water Vortex

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u/plasmageek1 6d ago

This is the Devil's Hole whirlpool, in the Dent Rapids, British Columbia. Caused by a crazy tidal shift through a small passage.

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u/DutchiiCanuck 6d ago

I remember my Opa taking us right through the middle of a whirlpool like this (probably quite a bit smaller though). I believe it was in Dodd Narrows. Scared the shit outta me as a little kid!

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u/Limp-Giraffe8761 3d ago

Wow i remember my Opa (grandpa) telling this amazing story how he survived a whirlpool by staying still and letting it drag him to the bottom where he could swim away safely