The happiness with which the Brooklyn Half Marathon began this morning was tarnished by the death of a runner, who collapsed upon reaching the finish line.
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New York Fire Department spokesman Frank Dwyer said the runner was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Dwyer also announced that o Six other runners were transported to the hospital: three had serious injuries that were not life-threatening, while the medical condition of the other three was more delicate.
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The Brooklyn Half Marathon was held in the middle of a heat wave
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Other details, including what caused the runner to collapse, or what medical conditions the other runners had, were not released.
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The National Weather Service announced this week that the tri-state area would be affected by record high temperatures this weekend.
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He is not the first runner to die in this half marathon
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The Brooklyn Half Marathon had not been held since the pandemic, and this weekend some 22,000 runners turned out for the 13.1-mile race from Prospect Park to the Coney Island boardwalk.
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The half-marathon returned in person on Saturday, for the first time since the pandemic, when a citywide heat advisory was issued. Temperatures were expected to soar into the 90s at the height of the day’s heat.
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In 2014, a 31-year-old runner died near the end of this race.
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