Who was Henry Worsley and what went wrong?

British fundraiser dies of organ failure in Chilean hospital after unaided attempt to cross Antarctic

Henry Worsley
Henry Worsley with the Duke of Cambridge last year, a month before he set off for the Antarctic
(Image credit: John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images)

British explorer Henry Worsley has died at the age of 57, after falling just short in his attempt to become the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided from sea to sea.

Tributes have been paid by the Duke of Cambridge, his brother Prince Harry, adventurer Bear Grylls, TV presenter Ben Fogle and footballer David Beckham, according to the BBC. So who was Henry Worsley – and what went wrong?

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