DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The founder of The North Face and Esprit, Douglas Tompkins, has died, reports the BBC.
The 72-year-old clothing billionaire died of hypothermia in a kayaking accident in southern Chile.
The accident occurred when the kayaks, he and five other people were in, capsized, says BBC News.
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