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In pictures: 300ft slide down dam

Llyn Brianne spillway

Kayakers are filmed plunging down the spillway at Llyn Brianne in mid Wales. All photos by James Davies, Swansea

Llyn Brianne spillway

The spillway runs 300ft (91m) down the side of the dam.

Llyn Brianne spillway

"It looked pretty scary." An onlooker said there were a number of people watching from the car park.

Llyn Brianne spillway

Welsh Water, which owns the site, says the stunts put the kayakers and other people at "unnecessary risk".

Llyn Brianne spillway

One of the kayakers has a rough landing at the valley floor.



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