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Autopsies on runners inconclusive

Associated Press

Monday, October 19, 2009

DETROIT -- Three men who collapsed and died while competing in a half-marathon were healthy and experienced runners, but to varying degrees, friends and family of the men said Monday. One of the runners died after completing the annual Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon on Sunday, and the other two collapsed toward the end of the race. Autopsies were inconclusive Monday. The oldest of the men, 65-year-old Rick Brown of Marietta, Ohio, had the lung disease asbestosis but was an avid runner an ...

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