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AMichael Holt, originally from Porthmadog, set off on his 2,942-mile solo challenge from Gran Canaria to Barbados last month to raise money for two charities.

A British man has died during a charity row across the Atlantic.

 

Michael Holt, who lived in the Wirral but was originally from Porthmadog in North Wales, set off on his solo rowing challenge from Gran Canaria to Barbados last month.

 

 

 

A statement published on his Facebook page said Mr Holt, 54, had been found dead inside his cabin on Saturday night.

 

 

 

“We have been working tirelessly to get help to Michael over the past four days but have found it incredibly difficult to do so,” the statement said.

 

 

 

A fishing vessel made directly for Mr Holt’s coordinates after accepting a task from Cape Verde Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.

 

 

 

The statement said Mr Holt had “died doing something he absolutely wanted to do with a passion”.

 

 

 

He had rowed over 700 miles of his journey on his boat named Mynadd, a Welsh word with a similar meaning to “will”