Andrew Osborne is set to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic solo after sudden death of daughter, Amy.

The father of a 25-year-old who suddenly died in her sleep from an undiagnosed heart condition is set to row across the Atlantic in her memory.

Andrew Osborne, from Rutland, will travel more than 3,000 miles (4,828km) in his 90-day solo attempt.

Mr Osborne aims to raise £100,000 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to provide free heart scans for under 35s.

He is due to set off in December and said he expected to make 1.5 million oar strokes as he travelled across the Atlantic.

Mr Osborne said the death of his daughter had been a tragedy for him and his family.

She died from arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, the same heart condition that affected former England, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire cricketer James Taylor.

According to CRY, about 12 people under the age of 35 die a week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions.

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