Extreme adventurer Ash Dykes goes missing for nearly a day during Congo expedition

(Gray News) - Extreme adventurer and TikTok star Ash Dykes went missing for more than 16 hours during an expedition in the Congo Basin.

Dykes has embarked on a six-part mission called "Project 6," in which he will go on an expedition in six of "the most extreme environments on Earth" over a year.

The first part of the mission was an expedition in the Congo Basin, in which Dykes is attempting a world first by traveling 700 km down the Sangha River in an inflatable kayak.