One runner died Saturday morning after finishing the Brooklyn Half Marathon, authorities said.
The 30-year-old man, who was not identified, possibly suffered cardiac arrest around 9 a.m. and was taken to Coney Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD
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The runner collapsed after finishing the race, according to the New York Road Runners club which held the event. The runner fell on the boardwalk, a source said.
The FDNY said 16 people were taken to the hospital including the man who died and four others with serious injuries.
The race, which took the 22,000 runners from the Brooklyn Museum through Prospect Park to the Coney Island boardwalk, was held under unseasonably warm conditions. The temperature at 9 a.m. at Coney Island was already 70 degrees with 83% humidity, according to Fox Weather.
One police officer said four other people collapsed near the end.
A runner at the Brooklyn Half Marathon is checked out by paramedics.
A participant at the Brooklyn Half Marathon is checked out by paramedics. Niyi Fote/TheNEWS2/ZUMAPRESS.com
Runners cross the finish line at Coney Island after finishing the Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday.
A 30-year-old runner died Saturday morning at the finish line of the Brooklyn Half Marathon, authorities said. Daniel William McKnight
Participant in wheel chair, runners.
Police said that four people collapsed at the finish line.
“Maybe an organizer or health official should have called it,” the cop sad
John Peterson, 26, said he has run the Brooklyn Half Marathon multiple times, but Saturday’s was the hottest and most grueling one he had experienced.
“You have to be aware of your own body’s limits. Sometimes you wanna go for it and push yourself,” he said. “And it’s awful sometimes you push yourself too far and this kind of thing happens.”
Anamaria Flores, 42, of Howard Beach said the race was exhausting and she had to walk the final leg.
“It was brutal,” she said. “As a back of the pack runner, that last five miles were really rough. There’s just no shade anywhere. It was definitely one of those days where you have to slow down. With the humidity and once the sun came out, forget about it. It’s a recipe for disaster.”
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