Former Royal Marines shot by pirates as they navigate the Amazon for world record
A world record attempt by two former Royal Marines to navigate the Amazon has been postponed - after they were shot by pirates.
Intrepid ex Commando John Bathgate is seen calmly saying 'I've been shot twice' and showing a bullet's entry into his knee and out his thigh.
John, 35, and former Marine Ian 'Yan' Roberts, 34, were aiming to be the first to travel from the highest source of the Amazon - the Volcán Chimborazo glacier - to the Atlantic coast.
They were trying make the 5,128K journey to Belém in Brazil - in a mission first conceived by John's dad David, a fellow adventurer.
But they have been forced to give up their trip which started in April for now after they were attacked by an armed rum-drunk 'pirate' - who they fought off - but leaving John with two gunshot wounds.
The pair had also previously been kidnapped by villagers while travelling through Peru.
A graphic video captured after the incident shows John with bullet wounds saying "I've just been shot" to the camera, while Yan paddles him towards a local village for help.
They have now stopped the world first expedition - and hope to try again in the future.
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