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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jane Clinton

UNCOVERED: Ex paratrooper completes 19 000 mile uk coastline walk raising 500 000 - The Untold Story

Chris Lewis with partner Kate Barron and their son, Magnus, and adopted dog, Jet,
Chris Lewis with partner Kate Barron and their son, Magnus, and adopted dog, Jet, complete his charity walk of the UK coastline at Llangennith beach, near Swansea on 29 July. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

A former British paratrooper, who set out alone on a 19,000-mile UK coastline walk has completed the challenge, raising £500,000 for charity and returning home with a partner, dog and baby son in tow.

Chris Lewis, 43, was joined by hundreds of cheering supporters as he completed the final mile of his walk, which began on Llangennith beach on the Gower peninsula, near his home city of Swansea, south Wales, on 1 August 2017.

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