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Another U.S. tourist dies hiking trail in Costa Rica

Paul Thomas Walter, 62, died of a heart attack on March 13 while hiking near Arenal Volcano. He was one of two U.S. hikers to die on trails in Costa Rica that day.

US citizen dies on Chirripó Peak trail

A U.S. man, Michael Lee Kathrein, 62, died Friday on the main trail in Costa Rica's Chirripó National Park.

Werner Franz, last of Hindenburg crew, dies at 92

In 1936 and 1937, young Werner Franz worked as a cabin boy on the Hindenburg, the largest, fastest and sleekest mode of transportation the world had seen up to that time.

Robin Williams, frenetic, fearless actor and comedian, dies at 63

Robin Williams, the Juilliard-trained actor and uncontainably exhibitionist comic who became one of the most dazzling all-around talents in show business, winning an Academy Award for a dramatic role in "Good Will Hunting" and an Emmy for his stand-up work, was found dead Monday at his home in Tiburon, Calif. He was 63.

Reagan spokesman, US anti-gun activist James Brady, 73, dies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former White House spokesman James Brady, a tireless advocate for gun control being severely wounded during a 1981 attempt on the life of his then-boss Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 73.

Tommy Ramone, punk band’s last original member, dies at 62

Tommy, who once said "we play short songs and short sets for people who don't have a lot of spare time," died Friday in a hospice following treatment for bile-duct cancer, according to a report in Variety.

Prolific and powerful Costa Rican voice Alberto Cañas dies at 94

President Luis Guillermo Solís declared a national day of mourning beginning Monday for Alberto "Beto" Cañas, a Costa Rican politician, playwright, statesman, diplomat, author and journalist who died Saturday at 94 following complications from surgery late last week.

Former Tico Times photojournalist, painter Julio Laínez dies at 76

Julio Eduardo Laínez Somoza, who was born in El Salvador but left his mark as an extraordinary photojournalist and painter in Costa Rica, died Friday evening at 76, following a long illness.

Swedish ‘Sugar Man’ documentary filmmaker dies at 36

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, who won an Oscar for his 2012 documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," died in Stockholm on Tuesday, the TT news agency reported. He was 36.

Wrongfully imprisoned US boxer ‘Hurricane’ Carter dies

OTTAWA, Canada – Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the prizefighter whose racially tinged wrongful murder conviction made him a symbol of injustice and a pop culture cause, died on Sunday at the age of 76.
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