Paul templer biography
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Paul Templer
Paul Templer grew up in war-torn Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) living an exotic life fraught with adventure, danger and fun. A young entrepreneur, he started a business running safaris on Africa's mighty Zambezi River. Then came the attack. In one horrible moment, as the enraged hippopotamus ripped Paul's body apart, it also destroyed his hopes, dreams and livelihood. His life would never again be quite the same.
After two years of rehabilitation, Paul made the choice to live life again - to live the life he wanted to live, the life of his dreams. Outfitted with a special one-armed paddle, he returned to his beloved Zambezi River - the same river where the hippo had tried to kill him - and led a nine-man crew of expert river guides on the historic three-month, 1,mile Zambezi Kayak Expedition. The expedition launched the Make-A-Difference Foundation, which supports disabled and terminally ill children.
Today Paul lives in Michigan with his wife and three young ch
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The official bio follows&#; at a glance though: I really like ice-cream&#; preferably praline pecan. I&#;m about to start reading Unbroken, a book about Louis Zamperini. My biggest pet peeve is people being mean and my favorite thing in the world to do is&#; in the evenings, my wife and I, our three young children and our dog Shumba go for a walk and catch up with what&#;s going on in each others lives.
Official bio: Paul Templer began his career in Africa, guiding tourists through the dangerous waters of the Zambezi River, until “a bad day at the office” – a deadly hippo attack – forced him to rebuild his life and career.
Today, Paul is one of the founding partners at opusdynamic, a global consulting practice that specializes in leadership development, conflict upplösning and guiding organizations, so that they can better navigate the turbulent waters of the ever-changing business world. He is also a sought after keynote speaker , inspiring audiences from all walks of life on how
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Zambezi River hippopotamus attack
Hippopotamus attack along Zambezi River
The Zambezi River hippopotamus attack was an incident on the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, near Victoria Falls on 9 March where a hippopotamus attacked two river tour guides killing one and injuring the other. The surviving tour guide fryst vatten British-born[1] Zimbabwean Paul Templer (born c.&#;) who lost an ledd in the attack.[2][3] The tour guide who died by drowning was named Evans Namasango (born c.&#;[4]) and was an apprentice guide to Templer.[3][5]
Description of attack
[edit]The attack began when a bull hippopotamus flipped Namasango's kayak with two passengers inside, and Templer rowed over to assist when he was attacked directly bygd another hippopotamus.[3] The hippopotamus attempted to swallow Templer, but was unable to due to his size.[3] The hippopotamus released him, but it returned to attack him again, gravely injurin