California police probe 'suspicious circumstances' after nearly 20 hospitalized following half-marathon
LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST A spokesperson for the group who organized the half-marathon said they believe the hospitalizations were heat-related, according to ABC 7.
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- GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "At this time, we have no reason to believe that there was anything out of the ordinary that occurred during today's race, besides typical heat-related illness or exhaustion that can take place while participating in long endurance events such as a half marathon," the spokesperson said.
- "This morning 19 patients arrived at Cottage EDs, a number of them with similar symptoms of undetermined cause." The hospital spokesperson said they are still trying to determine if the symptoms were caused by heat or other factors.
- Fox News Digital has reached out to the Santa Barbara Police Department, Cottage Health and race organizers for comment.
A spokesperson for Cottage Health said in a statement to the outlet that the number of emergency visits from the half-marathon was larger than expected.
According to the Los Angeles Times, around 7,500 people participated in the half-marathon.
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- SEND US A TIP "We have a larger than expected number of emergency visits that are tracked to participants of this morning's organized run in SB," Cottage Health said.
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