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London Marathon runner collapses at 23-mile mark in cardiac arrest | London Marathon runner collapses at 23-mile mark in cardiac arrest |
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A runner in the London Marathon has collapsed in cardiac arrest three miles from the finish line. | A runner in the London Marathon has collapsed in cardiac arrest three miles from the finish line. |
London Ambulance Service paramedics treated the person at the scene after he fell in Upper Thames Street, near Southwark Bridge, almost 23 miles into the 26.2-mile course. | |
Images posted to social media appeared to show a large number of emergency services personnel attending to the runner as a cordon was set up at around 1.25pm (GMT). | Images posted to social media appeared to show a large number of emergency services personnel attending to the runner as a cordon was set up at around 1.25pm (GMT). |
A tent was set up in order to treat the injured participant. | |
The person was later taken to St Thomas's Hospital, where the status of the patient was unknown. | The person was later taken to St Thomas's Hospital, where the status of the patient was unknown. |
Around 40,000 people took part in the race around the English capital, which will see the millionth London Marathon runner to cross the line. | |
Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge finished in two hours, three minutes and five seconds - just off the world record mark of 2:02:57 set by Dennis Kimetto in Berlin in 2014. | |
In 2014, Rob Berry, 42, an IT expert from Newbury, Berkshire, collapsed and died after crossing the finish line. |
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