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| Emma Kelty death: British kayaker 'murdered' in Brazil during solo Amazon trip | Emma Kelty death: British kayaker 'murdered' in Brazil during solo Amazon trip |
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| A British woman who went missing while on a solo kayaking trip in the Amazon has died, according to the Foreign Office. | A British woman who went missing while on a solo kayaking trip in the Amazon has died, according to the Foreign Office. |
| Emma Kelty, 43, disappeared last week. | Emma Kelty, 43, disappeared last week. |
| Brazilian authorities have arrested a teenager, who has reportedly admitted to killing her with the aid of six other people. | Brazilian authorities have arrested a teenager, who has reportedly admitted to killing her with the aid of six other people. |
| Her body has not been found. Authorities said they had discovered her kayak and belongings. | Her body has not been found. Authorities said they had discovered her kayak and belongings. |
| The Foreign Office said it was “supporting the family of a British woman following her death in Brazil“. | The Foreign Office said it was “supporting the family of a British woman following her death in Brazil“. |
| Kelty, a former head teacher from London, went missing in northern Brazil on day 42 of her 4,000-mile trip when she was kayaking along the Solimoes River. | |
| The area is infamous for pirates and drug traffickers. | The area is infamous for pirates and drug traffickers. |
| Kelty posted updates to her Twitter account. In a tweet on 12 September she wrote that she saw “30 to 50 men armed with rifles and arrows in boats”. | |
| She also wrote on Facebook on 10 September: "So in or near Coari (100km away) I will have my boat stolen and I will be killed too. Nice." | |
| Two days later, she added; "Am in the clear. All OK." | |
| Kelty had completed previous adventures including a solo ski trip to the South Pole. | |
| She told the BBC earlier this year that she had taken a self-defence course to "minimise the risk". | |
| "I'm going to a self-defence course which is going to be tailored to de-arming people, so if I do come across that situation at least I'm prepared for it." | |
| Agencies contributed to this report. |