Jean-Jacques Savin, an adventurer French 75 years old, died while trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone, according to a statement from its venture support team.
“It is with great sadness that we have just learned of the death of our friend Jean-Jacques,” his support team said in a Facebook post. “Jean-Jacques’ body was found lifeless inside the cabin of his canoe l’Audacieux [O Audacioso]”.
Savin departed southwest of Portugal on January 1st and was heading for Ponta Delgada, in the islands of Azores, before losing contact with his team on January 21.
He activated two distress flares on the night of Thursday to Friday (21) to indicate that he was experiencing a very difficult situation, his team said.
Portugal’s maritime authority spotted Savin’s boat floating near the Azores on Friday. A diver managed to get below the waterline to look inside the boat’s small cabin and discovered the Frenchman’s body inside.
“Unfortunately, this time the ocean was stronger than our friend, who loved the sea and sailing,” said Savin’s support team.
No further information will be released as the team does not want to give details of Savin’s death, and extended its condolences to the daughter and her partner.
Savin was no stranger to daring adventures. He had already crossed the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel on a 2,930-mile journey, landing in May 2019 on the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Eustatius after more than four months at sea.
He previously worked as a military paratrooper and private pilot, and climbed Mont Blanc in 2015, according to his project’s website.
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Reference: CNN Brasil
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