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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gwyn Wright

Olympic champion canoeist hauled off tanker during climate protest, trial told

PA Wire

Olympic gold-winning canoeist Etienne Stott had to be hauled off an oil tanker by police “de-bonding” experts who unstick people glued to objects, a court has heard.

The former Team GB athlete, 43, and Amy Rugg-Easey, 32, repeatedly refused to come down from the top of the tanker during a protest which blocked traffic for nearly four hours.

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