{"id":184498,"date":"2016-01-25T20:16:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T20:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=184498"},"modified":"2016-01-25T20:16:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T20:16:42","slug":"explorer-henry-worsley-dies-crossing-the-antarctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/explorer-henry-worsley-dies-crossing-the-antarctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Explorer Henry Worsley dies crossing the Antarctic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Explorer Henry Worsley has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration as he tried to cross Antarctica unaided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ex-Army officer, from London, had been rescued 30 miles shy of his goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His wife Joanna said she felt &#8220;heartbroken sadness&#8221; after he died of &#8220;complete organ failure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Worsley, 55, was trying to complete the unfinished journey of his hero, Sir Ernest Shackleton, 100 years later, but in his final audio message, he said: &#8220;My summit is just out of reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In that last broadcast, sent from Antarctica on Friday, he told supporters: &#8220;When my hero, Ernest Shackleton, was 97 miles from the South Pole on the morning of January the 9th 1909, he said he&#8217;d shot his bolt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Well today I have to inform you with some sadness that I too have shot my bolt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Worsley said his journey had ended because he did not have the ability to &#8220;slide one ski in front of the other&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I will lick my wounds, they will heal over time and I will come to terms with the disappointment,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Grinding down&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prince William has led the tributes to Mr Worsley, who was raising money for the Endeavour Fund, a charity which helps wounded servicemen and women and is managed by the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The duke, who was patron of the expedition, said he and Prince Harry had lost a friend, as he paid tribute to Mr Worsley&#8217;s &#8220;selfless commitment&#8221; to fellow soldiers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;He was a man who showed great courage and determination and we are incredibly proud to be associated with him,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The princes pledged to ensure Mr Worsley&#8217;s family, which includes his two children, Max, 21, and Alicia, 19, received the support needed &#8220;at this terribly difficult time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CE\/production\/_87920578_94fff6b3-ee4d-4729-bb8e-9deb19029b75.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Worsley\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Henry Worsley<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Worsley was rescued on Saturday, day 71 of his expedition, and he died in hospital on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ReMark Group, which was supporting Mr Worsley&#8217;s effort, said in a statement: &#8220;When Henry was picked up by Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions (ALE), he was suffering from exhaustion and dehydration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;He was flown to a hospital in Punta Arenas [in Chile] where he was found to have bacterial peritonitis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This resulted in Henry undergoing surgery but in spite of all the efforts of ALE and medical staff, he succumbed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin layer of tissue that lines the inside of the abdomen. According to the NHS, most cases come from injury or infection in another part of the body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explorer Henry Worsley has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration as he tried to cross Antarctica unaided. The ex-Army officer, from London, had been rescued 30 miles shy of his goal. His wife Joanna said she felt &#8220;heartbroken sadness&#8221; after he died of &#8220;complete organ failure&#8221;. 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