Monday, April 09, 2007

Man's life at risk after record swim

Swimmer's life at risk after record Amazon trip (Reuters)

Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel, 52, receives first aid from Brazilian medics after swimming into the Amazon port city of Belem, at the river's mouth, April 8, 2007, 67 days after beginning his swim in the Amazon headwaters in Peru. REUTERS/Paulo SantosReuters - Slovenian Martin Strel, after bravingcrocodiles, piranhas, disease and the threat of an imminentheart attack, on Sunday completed a record-setting 66-day,3,274-mile (5,268 km) swim down the Amazon River and was takento a hospital.


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