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He may not have died

by JP Bill May 1, 2005 10:41PM PDT

WHEN and WHERE he wanted, but it appears he died contented

Heart Patient Dies After Bike Trip

ANDERSON, Ind. -- A man who pedaled across the country after heart bypass surgery gave him a second chance at life has died of a heart attack, one day after completing the 2,400-mile trip.

Broc Bebout, a 57-year-old retired engineer, died Thursday on the van drive back to his home in Anderson, about 25 miles northeast of Indianapolis, one day after completing the ride from Carlsbad, Calif., to Brunswick, Ga.

His wife, Patricia Brinkman, said bicycling became Bebout's ticket to nearly 20 years of good health after quadruple-bypass surgery at age 39. He also learned to eat right and take care of himself, she said.

"It was a trip of a lifetime," she said. "We all have a list of things we like to say we did. That was right up there at the top."

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