By Meredith Bennett-Smith
Huffington Post
VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe — “There was a terrible, sulphurous smell, like rotten eggs, and a tremendous pressure against my chest,” Paul Templer said, recalling the moment he realized he had been swallowed by a hippopotamus.
At the time, Templer was 27, a river guide taking groups of tourists down the Zambezi river near Victoria Falls, along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
His near-death story appeared in The Guardian’s “Experience” series on Friday and has since grabbed headlines around the world.
Full story: Paul Templer, River Guide Swallowed By Hippo, Retells Harrowing Near-Death Experience