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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rich Booth

REVEALED: Russia detains tourist who entered country on paddle board | Rare Historical Photos

The man paddled from Estonia. Generic image - (PA Wire)

A French citizen who illegally crossed the Russian border on a paddle board from Estonia has been put in detention for two months, a court in Russia's northern Leningrad region said.

The man, who paddled from Estonia, was detained on the shore of the Narva reservoir - through which the Russian-Estonian border runs - by Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards.

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