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This would be a perfectly simple explanation. However: Arjen would have assembled his kayak on a beach or "beachy" spot. Let's say: Rognan beach. There are no crevices on that beach and if he would have collapsed while taking a leak in the bushes, his body would have been found the next day(s).
Could it have been another beach? Then he would have had to reach that beach first. With all his luggage. Let's say for instance, Setså beach. He would have had to travel to Setså to assemble his kayak there. And then again, there are no crevices on that beach, etc.
A combination of the above could be: assemble the kayak at Rognan (including the luggage), paddle to Setsa to take a break, take a leak. Then something goes wrong. But then again, he should have left some traces at Setså. (...)
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There is this thing about time. The kayak, paddle and bag weren't found until after almost 3 weeks. Perhaps the kayak and the paddle landed on the shore some days before being found, but still. It took them quite a while to arrive where they did from Rognan, and no one noticed the kayak in the meantime.
The bag was found floating in the water on the day it was found ~ can anyone do the math where it might have gone into the water 3 weeks before to end up where it was found? Of course this would be complicated due to the tide and the currents in the fjord.
I know that @Cave did a test with boxes that were thrown into the fjord with the help of volunteers and one box that I know of was found rather quickly, it had travelled quite a distance from its starting point Rognan. My impression is that it went a lot quicker than the stuff of Arjen. But I am quoting from memory here. Better ask @Cave if he is still around.
All this made me think of a delay. One form of delay could be that the kayak, loaded with luggage first flipped over and got stuck for a while. Another form of delay might be that the kayak was left on a shore or a riverbank, and started to float when the water levels rose. On the website that is unfortunately no longer on line there were pictures of rocky rivers that might have caused considerable damage to the kayak, especially if it was heavy (if I remember well).
I have a slight preference for the rocky riverbanks because of the damage to the kayak. I hope an expert can confirm or exclude this.