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Rowing the Ocean in Memory of My Son

Canadian adventurer Laval St. Germain decided to row across the Atlantic solo after his 21-year-old son Richard died in a canoeing accident.

Canadian adventurer Laval St. Germain has climbed six of the seven highest mountains in the world and cycled across the Arctic. But his biggest test came when his 21-year-old son Richard, also an adventurer, died in a canoeing accident in 2014. Last year, Laval decided to row across the Atlantic in memory of Richard.

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(Picture: Adventurer Laval St. Germain on his boat. Photo credit: Laval St Germain collection.)

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