Steve Fonyo, Who Lost Leg to Cancer and Ran Across Canada to Raise Funds, Dead at 56

Steve Fonyo dips his artificial limb in the Pacific Ocean in Victoria after completing his cross-country run in this 1985 photo. The Canadian Press/Chuck Stoody

Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died.

He was 56.