Craig Rich, the BBC's first regional weather forecaster starting in 1978 who solved the mystery of Donald Crowhurst, has died aged 86.
Craig Rich has died at the age of 86 BBC weather forecaster Craig Rich has died at the age of 86 after living an ‘amazing life’, his family have said. He was the BBC ’s first regional weather forecaster starting in 1978 and he stayed in that role for 25 years. Before his BBC days, Rich solved part of the strange mystery of what happened to Donald Crowhurst, who went missing at sea.
It remains unclear whether Crowhurst took his own life, fell overboard, or even knew all along that he would be unable to complete the race, but Rich’s insight was a huge breakthrough in the high-profile mystery. He would become an expert in the mystery, and contributed to Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall’s book, The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst. Crowhurst’s death was later turned into the 2018 film The Mercy, starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.
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