Updated: North Face co-founder Tompkins dies in Chile accident

SANTIAGO, Chile — Douglas Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing companies who bought up large swaths of land in South America’s Patagonia region to keep them pristine, has died from severe hypothermia in a kayaking accident in Chile. The well-known conservationist was 72. The Aysen health service said the wealthy businessman […]