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Fresh details have emerged about the death of Mick Fanning's older brother, Ed, after the surfing legend suffered another shocking family tragedy.
Ed, 48, was Mick's last surviving brother and passed away this week in Madagascar, where he worked as a surf guide.
World champion surger Mick paid an emotional tribute to his older brother on Instagram, saying: 'You introduced us all to surfing, the joy and freedom of riding a wave. The meaning of going to the ends of the earth to find waves ….'
Mick, one of four brothers, has seen his three siblings die prematurely after Peter died in 2015 while Sean died in a car crash at Coolangatta in 1998.
And now Kirra Surfriders Club, where the Fanning brothers were members, explained the cause of Ed's death.
The cause of death of Mick Fanning's brother has been revealed
Edward Fanning, 48, died in Madagascar earlier this week
'It's with a very sad and heavy heart that we say goodbye to one of our great and beloved KSC members, Ed Fanning,' the club posted on its Facebook page.
'As many of you know, Ed had been living and working in Madagascar since Covid and loved the place so much he took citizenship over there.
'Ed received a cut to his foot which unfortunately got severely infected to the point he had to be rushed by boat to the nearest major city an hour away, to be in hospital.
'The
