Flooding forces Missouri River 340 race to Kansas River

Monday, June 6, 2011 | 5:48 p.m. CDT; updated 11:06 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 6, 2011

COLUMBIA — For Linda LaFontaine, the Missouri River 340 was never about a kayak race. It was an adventure on the Missouri River with her friend, Camille Ronchetto. They saw eagles, river otters and migratory birds — a true nature experience, she said. At night, LaFontaine would gaze up at stars.

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