Michael Holt, 54, died 700 miles into the charity challenge to cross the ocean by himself - four weeks after setting off in Gran Canaria.
Michael Holt was 700 miles into the challenge after setting off Gran CanariaA British rower has been found dead in his boat at sea while he was on a 3,000-mile challenge to cross the Atlantic.
The father-of-one was en route from Gran Canaria to Barbados and had already battled strong winds, losing an oar, and a shark attacking his rudder before he fell ill. Shortly after telling them he felt ill, his family said they had lost contact with him and alerted local rescue services.His brother David said: 'Last night the fishing vessel Noruego accepted a tasking from Cape Verde Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and made directly for Michael's coordinates. Very sadly, upon arrival, Michael was found dead inside his cabin.
He already fundraised £2,500 for Mind and another £3,500 for Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services . 'Mind Cymru was a charity that I never expected to raise money for. However, such is my desire to do something on behalf of my fantastic friend that it is my absolute pleasure to raise funds on behalf of this amazing charity,' Mr Holt wrote on his Just Giving page.
In an update on Sunday posted to Mr Holt's Instagram, the family said spotter planes had been sent up at around 6.30am on Saturday, but reported that he was not on the vessel at the time. Before his death, an update on social media said that Mr Holt believed his illness was due to taking antibiotics. 'From a diabetes perspective, he has plenty of electrolytes, and his bloods are still being automatically monitored, it doesn't seem to be diabetes that is making him so ill, but it's elevating the risk, and it's important he manages that accordingly.'
'He saw some amazing things out there - he had three killer whales swimming around his boat, and a large oceanic white-tip shark trying to munch on his rudder! 'Despite the outcome, I don't regret supporting Michael - quite the opposite. I'm immensely proud to have supported him. An update on February 15 told how his boat was attacked by a terrifying 10ft shark - believed to be a fearsome oceanic white-tip.
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