British adventurer swims Missouri River for a cause - KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and Sports

British adventurer swims Missouri River for a cause

Posted:
By Tia Heidebrecht, Chief Photographer - bio | email
He's got a team by his side, making sure he's safe as he tries to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. He's got a team by his side, making sure he's safe as he tries to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness.
YANKTON, S.D. (KTIV) -

A British adventurer is tackling the Mighty Missouri on his quest to raise money for charity.

Dave Cornthwaite is swimming 1,000 miles on the river, from Chamberlain, South Dakota, all the way to St. Louis.

He's got a team by his side, making sure he's safe as he tries to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness.

We caught up with Cornthwaite in Yankton.

"Four weeks ago I wasn't a swimmer I'd only swam 300 meters in one go without stopping, so now we're about 180 miles into this journey, there's now a lot of currents and flows with us, and it's just a great adventure," Dave Cornthwaite, who is swimming part of the Missouri River said.

Cornthwaite's Expedition 1000 quest, means he's trying to complete 25, 1,000 mile journeys using non-motorized transport.

So far, he's feeling good and still pretty excited for the journey ahead.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KTIV Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Administrative Assistant Kathy Clayton at (712) 239-4100 x209. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at fccinfo@fcc.gov.