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UAE off-roading pioneer and Gulf News Fun Drive hero dies in Dubai aged 59

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“UAE off-roading pioneer and Gulf News Fun Drive hero dies in Dubai aged 59”

Dubai: Mitchell Perera, a well-known figure in the UAE's off-roading and camping community and a veteran marshal of Gulf News' annual Fun Drive, died in Dubai on Wednesday, his family told Gulf News on Thursday. Popularly known as Mitch, he was 59. He died after battling complications following open-heart surgery on August 14, the family said. Mitch is survived by his wife and son, who live in Germany, and his elderly parents in Sri Lanka, who are aged 85 and over 90 respectively. He was an…

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