john bathgate from edinburgh was shot twice but fought back.nown as yan, from devon, made it to safety in a nearby village. lovely community here helped us out, managed to send messages to the navy and to our friends in akita, so hopefully they'll arrive soon. medics did arrive and treated the pair after their frightening ordeal — both lucky not to have been more seriously injured. their plan had been to navigate the amazon river and attempt to travel more than 3,000 miles from ecuador to brazil. but they were attacked while canoeing in peru. what i'd like to get through to people is this doesn't define peru. these were two individuals who probably due to lack of options, not having much and seeing, you know, us rich westerners going by with all this equipment. it doesn't excuse what they did, but their actions don't define the people of peru. and john, from his home in edinburgh, is already talking about returning to the amazon as soon as he is able. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. hawaii and the wiildfires there. presidentjoe biden and first l

john bathgate from edinburgh and ian roberts from exeter set out to travel more than 3,000 miles, fromhgate was shot twice, but they managed to fend off the attackers with a rowing oar, before paddling to safety in a peruvian village. he's been reflecting on that experience. what i would like to get through to people is that this does not define peru. these were two individuals who, probably due to lack of options, not having much and seeing, you know, us rich westerners going by with all this equipment, it does not excuse what they did but, you know, their actions don't define the people of peru. they're both now safely back in the uk, but hope to return to peru within a year to finish the expedition. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. we do seem to be having a summer, finally! fist we do seem to be having a summer, finall ! �* ., .,, , we do seem to be having a summer, finall!�* ., , �*, ., finally! at long last but it's not entirely plain _ finally! at long last but it's not entirely plain sailing. - finally! at long last but it's not entirely plain sailing. when . fina

john bathgate from edinburgh was shot twice but fought back. lovely community here helped us out, managed to send messages to the navy and to our friends in akita, so hopefully they'll arrive soon. medics did arrive and treated the pair after their frightening ordeal — both lucky not to have been more seriously injured. their plan had been to navigate the amazon river and attempt to travel more than 3,000 miles from ecuador to brazil. but they were attacked while canoeing in peru. what i'd like to get through to people is this doesn't define peru. these were two individuals who probably due to lack of options, not having much and seeing, you know, us rich westerners going by with all this equipment. it doesn't excuse what they did, but their actions don't define the people of peru. and john, from his home in edinburgh, is already talking about returning to the amazon as soon as he is able. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. many young people might struggle with the idea of having a pen pal but in the days before the internet — writing letters and p

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