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North Face Co-Founder Dies in Kayaking Accident

2015-12-10 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of The North Face and Esprit and a life-long environmentalist, died Tuesday at the age of 72 in a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. Tompkins and five friends` kayaks capsized on General Carrera Lake. Tompkins spent a considerable amount of time" in waters below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the New York Times, and ultimately died in the intensive care unit at a hospital in the area due to severe hypothermia. RIP Doug Tompkins --...

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