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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

A runner competing in a 250-mile Arizona ultramarathon dies after having a medical emergency

Ultramarathon Death Arizona - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A participant in a grueling 250-mile (402-kilometer) ultramarathon on trails across northern Arizona died Tuesday after experiencing a medical emergency, race organizers and local law enforcement said.

First responders attended to a woman in her 40s who was participating in the race and collapsed at a trailhead in the Groom Creek community south of Prescott, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Paul Wick said on Wednesday.

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