A US Coast Guard crew was witness to the agony of defeat for French kayaker Jean-Gabriel Chalala, who's monumental 20,000mi quest to circumnavigate the globe via human power -- kayaking and cycling -- came to an untimely end in the Bering Sea, 40mi off the coast of Alaska's St. Lawrence Island on Saturday.
Chalala had already kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean to Florida, then cycled to Alaska, only to succumb to fatigue and rough waters during a relatively miniscule 250mi kayaking leg to St. Lawrence Island..
A Coast Guard Jayhawk rushed to the scene, plucking Chalala from the waters and taking him for medical help for his mild hypothermia.
Fast forward to the 1:55 point to see Chalala floating away from his specially built kayak, which was not rescued.
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