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Founder of The North Face dies in Chile kayaking accident

Published Wed, Dec 9, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Santiago

US environmentalist and businessman Douglas Tompkins, founder of outdoor clothing and equipment company The North Face, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile, local health officials said. He was 72.

Mr Tompkins was on General Carrera Lake in Patagonia in southern Chile with a group of five others when his kayak flipped and he fell into the icy waters, the Aysen regional health service …

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