5 dr's, 2 of them athletes die after 2nd booster in GTA area.

Why do people die in triathlons?


Most sudden deaths in triathletes happened during the swim segment. Underlying heart disease or a heart abnormality was present in an unexpected proportion of the people who died.Apr 26, 2018

Sudden Death During a Triathlon: Are You at Risk?

Researchers studied data from about 9 million triathlon participants over a 31-year period. They found a total of 135 sudden deaths, resuscitated cardiac arrests, and trauma-related deaths stemming from collisions during an event. Fifteen trauma-related deaths occurred during the bike segment.

Of the 135 deaths, 107 were sudden deaths and 13 were race-related cardiac arrests in persons who survived because of timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation.
 

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