Body of French solo Atlantic rower found: support team

Bordeaux, Jan 22 (AFP/APP):The body of a 75-year-old Frenchman who was trying to row across the Atlantic has been found inside the cabin of his boat, his support team said on Saturday.

Former paratrooper and avid triathlete Jean-Jacques Savin set off from mainland Portugal’s southern tip on January 1, but there had been no contact with him since overnight Thursday to Friday when he activated two distress beacons.

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