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Posted: 3 Nov 2010, 12:35pmSubject: RIP Andy Irons
THREE-time surfing world champion Andy Irons has died in Dallas, reportedly from dengue fever, according to media reports.
Irons was forced to withdraw from round one of the current Rip Curl Pro Search world championship tour event in Puerto Rico with illness over the weekend, and then flew out of the island.
The American died during a stop over, in Dallas, Texas, on his way back home to Kauai, Hawaii where he was to seek treatment.
It's believed Irons was battling a severe case of dengue fever, a debilitating viral disease.
Former world champion and close friend Mark Occhilupo told Fox Sports News he was shocked by the news.
Words can't explain it ... I can't believe it," he said.
"I saw Andy in Tahiti (in September). I dropped him off at the airport and he was as happy as I've ever seen him.
Irons was forced to withdraw from round one of the current Rip Curl Pro Search world championship tour event in Puerto Rico with illness over the weekend, and then flew out of the island.
The American died during a stop over, in Dallas, Texas, on his way back home to Kauai, Hawaii where he was to seek treatment.
It's believed Irons was battling a severe case of dengue fever, a debilitating viral disease.
Former world champion and close friend Mark Occhilupo told Fox Sports News he was shocked by the news.
Words can't explain it ... I can't believe it," he said.
"I saw Andy in Tahiti (in September). I dropped him off at the airport and he was as happy as I've ever seen him.
