Monday, October 19, 2009

Deadly Marathon..........

More than 19,000 people were registered to participate in the 32nd Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.

Officials say 36-year-old Daniel Langdon collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. Sunday between the 11- and 12-mile markers and 65-year-old Rick Brown collapsed at 9:17 a.m., near where Langdon went down.

Officials say 26-year-old Jon Fenlon collapsed at about 9:18 a.m., just after finishing the 13.1-mile half-marathon in 1:53:37.

It is said that emergency personnel were on the scene within seconds.

Autopsies are planned for Monday.

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