Andy Irons

DALLAS ( KTLA): Three-time World Champion surfer Andy Irons died Tuesday while on a flight from the Caribbean to his home in Hawaii. He was 32. According to several reports, Irons was on board a passenger jet flight from Puerto Rico to Hawaii Tuesday when he became extremely ill.
Andy Irons
​Irons missed his heats at the Rip Curl Pro event in Puerto Rico due to illness over the weekend.
Irons reportedly had been diagnosed with dengue fever in Puerto Rico and had first sought medical treatment in Miami before deciding to see his doctor on Kaua'i.
He was on a layover in Dallas when it was determined he was too sick to continue flying home.

He was reportedly found dead in his hotel in Dallas.
Andy Irons
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Irons was one of the few surfers to consistently match nine-time World Champion and fellow American Kelly Slater.
Andy Irons
Andy Irons was World Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and was still surfing competitively.
Irons leaves behind pregnant wife Lyndie Dupuis who is due to give birth within a month.

Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. It has a more deadly cousin called Dengue hemorrhagic fever. It is a severe, potentially deadly infection, also spread by certain species of mosquitoes. Andy Irons