CNN reports three-time Paralympian and six-time Guinness World Record holder Angela Madsen died earlier this week.<br />The 60-year-old passed while attempting a solo row from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Madsen had been alone at sea for 60 days.<br />The US Coast Guard discovered her body late Monday night, several hours after she last made contact with anyone.<br />A paraplegic, Madsen was a beloved advocate for both LGBTQ and disability rights.<br />Madsen served as a Marine in her 20s when she injured her back. Corrective back surgery gone wrong left her a paraplegic.<br />She told us time and again that if she died trying, that is how she wanted to go. Debra Madsen, wife, and Sorya Simi, filmmaker
