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| Explorer Henry Worsley dies during unaided Antarctic crossing | |
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| The explorer Henry Worsley, who was on the brink of making history with a solo crossing across the Antarctic, has died, his family has announced. | The explorer Henry Worsley, who was on the brink of making history with a solo crossing across the Antarctic, has died, his family has announced. |
| The former British army officer, 55, was 71 days into his attempt to become the first adventurer to cross the continent completely unsupported and unassisted when he had to call for help. He was airlifted off the ice on Friday. | The former British army officer, 55, was 71 days into his attempt to become the first adventurer to cross the continent completely unsupported and unassisted when he had to call for help. He was airlifted off the ice on Friday. |
| The Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to the explorer from Fulham, London. | The Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to the explorer from Fulham, London. |
| His wife, Joanna, said in a statement: “It is with heartbroken sadness I let you know that my husband, Henry Worsley, has died following complete organ failure; despite all efforts of ALE [Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions] and medical staff at the Clinica Magallanes in Punta Arenas, Chile.” | |
| The former lieutenant colonel, walking in temperatures of -44C, through white-out blizzards and over treacherous ice, had passed the South Pole when he needed help. He had covered 913 miles, with just 30 miles to go. | |
| After spending two days unable to move from his tent because of exhaustion and severe dehydration, the married father-of-two decided to pull out of the charity adventure. | |
| He was flown to a hospital in Punta Arenas where he was found to have bacterial peritonitis. He underwent surgery but died on Sunday. | |
| Worsley was attempting to complete Sir Ernest Shackleton’s unfinished journey to the South Pole. He was trying to recreate the majority of the untravelled journey 100 years after Shackleton’s hopes of leading the first team across the Antarctic were crushed: his ship Endurance was trapped and sunk by pack ice in 1915, leaving the team stranded. |