A person died after collapsing throughout a Southern California half-marathon on a day when the temperatures reached triple digits.
Spencer Cabral, 38, of Camarillo, was one among 4 contributors in Saturday’s Boney Mountain Path Run who required medical consideration, the Ventura County Fireplace Division mentioned. He was airlifted to a hospital in Thousand Oaks, the place he died, in keeping with the county medical expert. A reason for dying was not launched.
A warmth advisory had been issued Saturday, Might 10, by the Nationwide Climate Service for a large swath of Southern California, together with the realm of the race. Temperatures that day reached 100 in close by Moorpark and have been within the 90s for a lot of southern Ventura County.
The Boney Mountain race supplied 4.4- and 13.1-mile programs on trails within the hills above the Conejo Valley. The longer race, a half-marathon, began at 8 a.m.; round 11 a.m. emergency crews have been known as for individuals reportedly struggling heat-related points.
The hearth division didn’t launch particulars of Cabral’s case. He wasn’t listed on the race’s outcomes web page, which confirmed 117 finishers within the half-marathon and 21 who didn’t end the race.
A Fb put up by an individual who recognized herself as Cabral’s spouse mentioned he collapsed on the course, wanting the end line. He was the daddy of 4, she mentioned.
The Boney Mountain Path Run, overseen by race organizer SoCalTrail, was initially scheduled for February however was moved to Might due to poor path circumstances brought on by rain.
Initially Printed: Might 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM PDT
