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Written by Lead Dog
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Friday, 04 August 2006 |
Four-time Iditarod champ Susan Butcher dies
AP News : August 5, 2006 ANCHORAGE, Alaska
Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher died Saturday in a Seattle hospital of complications from a recent bone marrow transplant. She was 51 years old and leaves behind a husband and 2 daughters. Butcher dominated the 1,100-mile sled dog race in the late 1980s. In 1986, she became the second woman to win the grueling race from Anchorage to Nome. She added victories in 1987, 1988 and 1990 and finished in the top four through 1993. Susan will be greatly missed by all of us - she was truly an amazing person and a great ambassador for the sport of mushing.
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