Angela Madsen, a bronze medalist in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, died while attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii, according to her wife, Deb.
"With extreme sadness, I must announce that Angela Madsen will not complete her solo row to Hawaii," Deb Madsen wrote Tuesday on Facebook (h/t Gary Metzker of the Press-Telegram).
Madsen, 60, was attempting to become the oldest woman, first paraplegic and first openly gay athlete to traverse the Pacific Ocean. She left from Marina del Rey, California, in April and was looking to land ashore in Honolulu within four months.