John Bathgate was hit twice when he was attacked near the Colombian border during a charity expedition.
Mr Bathgate told BBC Scotland News that he and fellow marine, Ian 'Yan' Roberts were paddling along the river in two canoes, which they had attached together to make a catamaran, when a boat approached them from behind.
He said: "This boat comes up on our stern and stops a couple of times to check us out, I guess, it eventually comes up alongside us. "After maybe five to seven minutes of conversation, he produced a pistol. My friend Yan basically thrust his paddle into the guys chest before he could aim at one of us."One bullet went through his shoulder and the other went along his thigh muscle and exited below his hip. The marine said he felt a "jolt" through his body and knew he had been shot.
"I was very lucky with this shot, it wasn't painful and it went straight through. I was able to use my body basically like nothing happened," he said. He said his marine training kicked in and the men worked to disarm and capsize their two attackers. They then paddled to a nearby Peruvian village where members of the Peruvian military treated Mr Bathgate's wounds.
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