Santa Barbara Police Investigating Mystery Illness That Sent 27 Half Marathoners To The Hospital

 

It was a warmer than usual day for Santa Barbara’s half marathon over the weekend, but that doesn’t explain why 30 runners received medical treatment, 27 of them rushed to the emergency room with two ending up in the ICU. There are serious questions surrounding the mass mystery illness, where several runners fainted, lost consciousness or described feeling foggy with no memory of running portions of the race. Santa Barbara police are asking for the public’s help, even setting up a tip line for answers after unverified rumors on social media suggested a water station along the course may have been spiked. While there is no proof of any type of contamination, there is a search underway to figure out what went so wrong for more than two dozen runners.

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