Kander (Switzerland)

Kander (Switzerland)

The Kander River in Switzerland is a tributary of the Aar River. It is 44 km long and has a watershed of 1,126 km². It flows into Lake Thun.

With respect to rafting, the Kander is classified as unrunnable (level VI on the International Scale of River Difficulty) due to the river's numerous rapids and barriers. In 2008, a Swiss Army rafting party's inflatable boats capsized during an attempt to navigate the river; five soldiers were killed. [cite news|title=River tragedy strikes Swiss army|publisher=Swissinfo|author=Dale Bechtel and Scott Capper|date=June 12, 2008|url=http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/River_tragedy_strikes_Swiss_army.html?siteSect=106&sid=9209136]

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