French adventurer, 75, dies during solo Atlantic row

Summary by Ground News

The death of Jean-Jacques Savin was announced by his friends on a Facebook page that had been chronicling his voyage. The former soldier set off on Jan. 1 from the southern tip of Portugal on the westward voyage he had anticipated would take about three months. Savin had activated two distress beacons on Thursday night.

4 months ago·Bordeaux, France

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