An Australian woman loved by her Nepali friends as a “sister” is being remembered after dying in a Kayaking accident in Nepal.
Cassandra Emary from Gembrook in Victoria is the third Australian to lose their lives in the country in as little as three weeks.
According to police, the 23-year-old was kayaking on the Seti river in the city of Pokhara, in central Nepal, on 29th November when the accident happened.
District police office told local media that Ms Emary had ‘sustained serious injuries’ and was pronounced dead on arrival by doctors.
Cassandra Emary was loved by her fellow Kayaking enthusiasts in Nepal as well. Many described Nepal as her ‘second home’.
In 2017, she had helped setup a Gofundme campaign for Nepal Kayak Club to help the country's rafting team to participate in a world championship event held in Japan. The campaign raised more than $6,800.
Paddle Nepal, a rafting agency also paid tribute to the Australian calling her “Bahini” or a sister saying, “she brightened everyone's day with her incredible joy for life and passion for adventure.”
In a social media post, the Australian Rafting Federation said Cassandra passed away “doing what she loved most”. It further said she had recently (November) represented Australia at the IRF World Rafting Championship held in Argentina.
Thirty-one-year-old kayaker Adrian Kiernan from Tasmania died while Kayaking on the Karnali river in the Himalayan region.
A day later, news emerged of a 33-year-old Newcastle man losing his life while descending a 6,000 metre mountain in the eastern part of the country.
Reports said Michael Geoffrey Davis plunged to his death after a rockfall damaged the ropes he was using.
