Hippos are amongst the deadliest animals in the world, and few know the risk better than Paul Templer. Whilst leading a safari along the Zambezi River in Africa, Paul was attacked multiple times by a hippo - including being swallowed, head first, up to his waist. His colleague, Evans Namasango, died during the attack.
The fact that Templer survived is remarkable in itself; that he later canoed the length of the Zambezi, from source to sea, including coming face-to-face with his attacker again, shows just how remarkably brave and heroic he is.
Daisy Maskell sits down with Paul Templer to hear the details of the now-infamous 1996 Zambezi River hippopotamus attack, and to hear how the incident has shaped him into the man he is today.
Discover Paul Templer
Own his new book "Marked For Life": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Marked-Life-Finding-Grace-Expect-ebook/dp/B0BG63WWGQ
Own his first book "What's Left Of Me": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whats-Left-Me-Paul-Templer-ebook/dp/B00A0T7KG8
Find out about the Templer Foundation: https://www.templerfoundation.org
And for all things Paul Templer: https://www.paultempler.com
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