LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A heart condition that likely was undiagnosed killed the University of Arkansas football player who was found unconscious in his dorm room over the weekend, a coroner said Tuesday. Washington County coroner Roger Morris said that to the best of his knowledge, Garrett Uekman’s condition, called cardiomyopathy, was not previously detected.…
DetailsPHILADELPHIA – Two runners have died while running the Philadelphia Marathon today. Race organizers confirmed one runner, a 21-year-old Asian male, collapsed at the finish line. Another runner, a 40-year-old white male, collapsed a quarter-mile from the finish line. CBS Station KYW reports that both runners were taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where they were…
DetailsA 35-year-old North Carolina firefighter who was running for charity died Sunday after collapsing during the Chicago Marathon. Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Clarence Hunter said that William Caviness was running to raise money to help burn victims, but Hunter declined to talk further. He did read a statement from Chief Gregory Grayson. Read More… -Fox…
DetailsA Mississippi high school football player who died after collapsing on the field during a game suffered what the Jackson County coroner said was a form of heart failure. Coroner Vicki Broadus said Saturday that Latrell Dunbar of D’Iberville High School suffered what was listed as “an acute cardiac event.” Read More… -Associated Press
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