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27 fall ill at Santa Barbara half-marathon
Nearly 30 runners sought medical care after a half-marathon in Santa Barbara on an unusually hot day. Police are investigating the cause.
In brief
Nearly 30 runners sought medical care after a half-marathon in Santa Barbara on an unusually hot day. Police are investigating the cause. Twenty seven runners were treated at hospitals after a half-marathon in Santa Barbara on Sunday; police are investigating the cause of their symptoms. Originally reported by BBC…
Nearly 30 runners seek hospital care
Police in Santa Barbara, California, are investigating after nearly thirty people sought medical care at a half-marathon held on Sunday. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital treated twenty seven people from the race.
Unusually hot day during the race
Several thousand people ran the half marathon on a hotter than usual day in Santa Barbara along the Pacific Ocean. Temperatures reportedly reached eighty six degrees Fahrenheit, or twenty seven degrees Celsius, by midday.
Runners report unusual symptoms
One runner told local news they lost consciousness and could not remember parts of the race. The runner said, we had people saying they were hallucinating.
“We had people saying they were hallucinating.”
Most discharged, three remain hospitalized
Of the twenty seven people treated, twenty four were discharged after treatment.Three people remained in hospital as of Monday in stable condition.
The takeaway
Twenty seven runners were treated at hospitals after a half-marathon in Santa Barbara on Sunday; police are investigating the cause of their symptoms.
