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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Recounts Harrowing Drowning Scare as Wife Urges Him to Quit Stunts

They detail the emergency oxygen treatment he received after the near-fatal water challenge.

Overview

  • Bear Grylls dove in to pull Laurence to the surface after he was dragged under a raft off Costa Rica.
  • He says he thought he was having a heart attack and was unable to breathe before losing consciousness.
  • On-set medics administered around three canisters of oxygen and urged him to rest in the shade.
  • Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen describes tears and near-PTSD from his phone call and vows no more risky challenges.
  • The incident underscores the real dangers and emotional toll of survival-based reality television.