Previously (227 points, 102 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27417206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27417206 That was submitted to HN on

Previously (227 points, 102 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27417206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27417206 That was submitted to HN on June 6, 2021. A low head dam near Eden, NC would take five lives just 10 days later on June 16th: https://www.wral.com/story/family-sues-duke-energy-over-fatal-tubing-excursion-on-dan-river/19855583/ https://www.wral.com/story/family-sues-duke-energy-over-fata... Here's what that dam looked like from upstream: https://d3s3k13islrvw7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/e/eb3e018c53b9e2457dae4e237caa1d0916b7e95a.jpeg https://d3s3k13islrvw7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/e/eb3e018c... https://forums.paddling.com/t/looks-like-a-low-head-dam-strikes-again/108068/15 https://forums.paddling.com/t/looks-like-a-low-head-dam-stri...