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John Bathgate and Ian Roberts were confronted by the pirates in a local boat but managed to disarm the two assailants.

John bathgate and ian roberts were attacked close to the colombian border. but they say they managed to fend off the attackers with their paddles. alexandra mackenzie reports. yan and i... a couple of lads came up to us... this was filmed after the attack. john bathgate from edinburgh was shot twice but fought back. capsized their boat, got their weapon... john and ian, known as yan, from devon, made it to safety in a nearby village. lovely community here helped us out, managed to send messages ...

What id like to get through to people is this doesnt 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 doesnt excuse what they did, but their actions dont 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 ...

John, from his home in edinburgh, is already talking about returning to the amazon as soon as he is able. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. just before we go, lets get more on englands victory over australia in the world cup. it was cause for huge celebration. natalie pirks looks at how far the womens game has come. they say soap deliver patient as a virtue and england fans have been a model of resolve, the heads of deep breaths of should have, would have, could have but now, at the third time of a...

But their actions dont 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. world war two aerial photographs of england are available for the public to view for the first time. historic england archive released the images taken by us army air forces between 1943 and 191m and offer a bird—eye view of england. over 3600 pictures capture airfields with american bombers and baseball a...

Record attempt. john bathgate from edinburgh and ian roberts from exeter set out to travel more than 3,000 miles, from ecuador across brazil. but they were attacked in peru, close to the colombian border. john bathgate was shot twice, but they managed to fend off the attackers with a rowing oar, before paddling to safety in a peruvian village. hes 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, prob...

John bathgate from edinburgh was shot twice but fought back. capsized their boat, got their weapon... john and ian, known 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 theyll 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 atte...

John Bathgate was hit twice when he was attacked near the Colombian border during a charity expedition.

A former Royal Marine says he fought off attackers who shot him twice during a trip along the Amazon.

He said he was very lucky the bullets went clean through his shoulder and leg.