The deaths of two people on the Kaituna River is prompting the Bay of Plenty Harbour Master to consider banning kayaks and other watercrafts from the river.

Rotorua woman Louise Jull died in March, after the 26-year-old became snagged on a log having been tipped from her kayak. She was found the next day.

Louise Jull died while kayaking on the Kaituna River earlier this year. Photo: Supplied.

At the time of her death, Louise's family issued the following tribute:

'Louise was a white water and extreme kayaker of international reputation. The 2015 Kaituna and Wairoa extreme kayaking women's section was won by Louise and a second place was gained in the Citreon race in Otago just recently.

'Louise lived at Okere Falls and enjoyed the opportunities for kayaking that Lake Rotoiti and the Kaituna River provided.” Read more here.

An inquest into her death this week heard from police officers involved with the search, including Detective Sergeant John Wilson, as well as kayakers John Snook and Thomas Lynch and past president of White Water New Zealand Matthew Bennett.

Harbour Master Peter Buell says the two deaths occurred in the part of the river known as The Three Gorges and it's something he loses sleep over.

There was also the question of logs in the river, which had come from a logging site and whether the Regional Council could lower the river so kayakers could move logs, reports Radio 1XX.

However, Peter says he's not convinced there's any safe way to remove logs from the river.