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He has picked his way across roads and railways, forded local streams and swum across the River Danube.

From BBC

It is thought the former wing's vehicle was swept away while he tried to drive across a ford during Storm Darragh.

From BBC

A water level indicator at the ford showed the river was still around one foot deep, but it would have been much higher at the weekend when Storm Darragh lashed the UK.

From BBC

For decades, cars have been splashing through a notorious ford to the delight of onlookers, making it both a tourist attraction and social media sensation.

From BBC

Klemperer and his colleagues, including collaborators in China, traversed dirt roads and forded streams to collect samples from some 200 natural springs across nearly 1000 kilometers of southern Tibet.

From Science Magazine