# 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.
- Title: 27 fall ill at Santa Barbara half-marathon · BBC News
- Summary: Nearly 30 runners sought medical care after a half-marathon in Santa Barbara on an unusually hot day. Police are investigating the cause.
- Keywords: santa barbara, half marathon, heat exhaustion, medical emergency, california, police investigation, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq0ldlyd556go
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## 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.
## Key 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.