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Flamboyant Aussie businessman Alan Bond dies at 77

The high-flying America's Cup hero had been in hospital after a triple-bypass operation but never regained consciousness

Published Fri, Jun 5, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Sydney

    ALAN Bond, the flamboyant Australian businessman who funded the country's historic 1983 America's Cup victory before losing his fortune and his freedom, died on Friday.

    The 77-year-old had been in intensive care in a hospital in the city of Perth following a triple-bypass operation on Tuesday and never regained consciousness, according to his family.

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