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US: 1 runner dead in Chicago Marathon

A 35-year-old male runner who collapsed during the Chicago Marathon is dead.

 

Race medical director Dr. George Chiampas said the North Carolina man collapsed on the course about 500 yards from the finish line. He said medical personnel were able to get his heart beating again but he died 1 hour, 45 minutes after he was attended to at the race. Medical officials and authorities refused to identify the man. (AP)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.10.11, 01:00