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'Man vs. Wild' Star To Appear Saturday At Saddleback

Bear Grylls is scheduled to speak at the Lake Forest megachurch this weekend.

Bear Grylls, world adventurer and host of popular television show Man vs. Wild, is making what organizers say will be his only appearance in North America this year Saturday at .

Attendees will hear the Discovery Channel star share some of the "great escapes and sticky situations of his life as a soldier, mountaineer, and serial adventurer," according to the church.

He is scheduled to tell his stories of extreme survival at the Lake Forest church's Worship Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Grylls, a Christian, has called his faith a "backbone through so many difficult times."

The event at 1 Saddleback Pkwy. in Lake Forest is free and open to the public.

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It will also be broadcast live online on 's website.


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