Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Of the 1,026 convicts embarked , 267 ( 256 men and 11 women ) died during the voyage ( 26 % ) .
Simplified: Of the 1,026 convicts who left , 267 ( 256 men and 11 women ) died during the voyage ( 26 % ) .