Dog Sled Racer Lance Mackey Dead, Cause Of Death, Age, Biography, Family, Wife, Career, Net Worth 2022

Dog Sled Racer Lance Mackey Dead, Cause Of Death, Age, Biography, Family, Wife, Career, Net Worth 2022

Sad news out for the racing world as the four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey left us for heavenly abode, know his wife and net worth in 2022

The four-time champion passed away on Wednesday after battling cancer for so long. He was only 52 years old.

Dog Sled Racer Lance Mackey Dead, Cause Of Death, Age, Biography, Family, Wife, Career And Net Worth 2022

As per reports, Mackey was diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time back in August after beating the disease in 2001.

As per reports, the legendary dog musher was in and out of the hospital since June this year.

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Back in August, Mackey took to his social media platform Facebook and penned down, “the past several months have been the hardest/worst part.”

He further added, “Just wanted to say thanks to my friends and family for everything and I love you all so much. I Fully believe it is not my time yet and I’m still doing pretty good but I’m going to have a lot of things to get done in my life.”

However, the legendary champion died on Wednesday night. The sad news of Mackey’s demise was confirmed by his mother.

Mackey’s mother took to Facebook to break the terrible news as his fans flooded the post with tributes.

One sad fan wrote, “May the champion musher Rest In Peace.”

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Another one wrote, “Thanks for the memories. My sincere condolences to the entire Mackey family and friends. Sadly the world lost a great musher and an even greater person.”

Mackey was honored by the U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski for his accomplishments. In 1990 an Asteroid 43793 was named after him by discoverers Carolyn Shoemaker and David H. Levy.

The Legendary champion was one of the best dog sledders, who won both the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race 4 times between 2005 to 2010.

Mackey is survived by his 2 children, whom he shared with his late partner, Jenne Smith, who died in an ATV accident back in 2020. He was previously married twice with both ending in divorce along with his marriage with Tonya. His net worth stood at $1.5 million.

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