Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in US, dies aged 38
The Guardian says Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the US, has died in Minnesota. He was 38.
His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska, an ICU nurse at Mayo, posted about his death on Facebook.
Vovkovinskiy came to the Mayo Clinic in 1989 as a child seeking treatment. A tumor pressing against his pituitary gland caused it to secrete abnormal levels of growth hormone. He grew to become the tallest man in the US at 7ft 8.33in (2.35m) and ended up staying in Rochester.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/23/igor-vovkovinskiy-tallest-man-us-dies
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