HONOLULU - Former three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons died just days after telling tournament organizers in Puerto Rico he had become ill during an event in Portugal.
Phil Irons, the surfer's father, confirmed his 32-year-old son's death Tuesday. The cause was not immediately known. Andy Irons' wife, Lyndie, is expecting the couple's first child in December.
Irons was found dead Tuesday morning in a hotel room in Dallas during a layover en route to his home on Kauai. He was returning from Puerto Rico, where he was to compete in the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search. He withdrew citing an illness he contracted in Portugal.
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