British & Canadian Adventurers Found Dead in Lifeboat Off Canadian Coast

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British Eco-Adventurer Found Dead With Canadian Husband in Lifeboat Off Canadian Coast

British woman and her husband found dead in boat after trying to cross Atlantic Ocean

Sarah Packwood and Brett Clibbery were found on a raft washed ashore on Canadas' Sable Island, says

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Mr Clibberys son confirms they had "regrettably passed away"





The couple who had embarked on a mission to sail across the Atlantic Ocean have been found dead in a lifeboat boat off the coast of Canada.



Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood were found after their raft washed ashore on Sable Island, around 108 miles southeast of mainland Nova Scotia, local media said.

It is believed Ms Packwood was from the UK and Mr Clibbery was from Canada, although the Royal Canadian Mounted Police initially reported they were both from British Columbia.

Formal identification is yet to take place.

The pair were heading to the region of Azores - an autonomous region of Portugal - having left Halifax Harbour on 11 June on board their yacht named Theros, Canadian police said.

The couple were reported missing on 18 June and found three weeks later on 10 July.

Mr Clibbery's son James confirmed the pair had died.

"The past few days have been very hard," he wrote.

"My father James Brett Clibbery, and his wife, Sarah Justine Packwood have regrettably passed away.

"There is still an investigation, as well as a DNA test to confirm, but with all the news, it is hard to remain hopeful."