British explorer finds source of an uncharted Amazon river

A British explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river - while being stalked by jaguars and ravaged by insects.

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00:00Day six of attempting a new world first record here in the Amazon in Suriname.

00:05We've been grinding away for six days trying to search for the source of the

00:10Kopenham River. A lot of people said like it's gonna be so hard and they were

00:14right. But we found it! The source of the Kopenham River. From here we travel all

00:25the way to the sea. This is one of the world's most remote rivers in the

00:28greenest country on the planet and we are all buzzing. We have really put the

00:33work in and we are so happy to be here. We will keep you updated but that's

00:38fantastic news.