3 runners die in Detroit marathon

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sports-detroit_marathonAccording to race officials, three men died of what is believed to be cardiac arrest during today’s 32nd Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.

Two of the men, whose names, ages and hometowns were not being released, collapsed at the finish line. One man collapsed around the 12 mile mark at a fluid station, said Rich Harshbarger, vice president of consumer marketing for the Detroit Media Partnership.

It is unknown if the men were running the full or half-marathon.

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