Multiple half-marathon participants in Santa Barbara went to the hospital with “unusual symptoms” after the event on Sunday, prompting a police investigation.
\n\nThe participants seeking medical treatment arrived at Santa Barbara and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospitals by ambulance, self-transportation or as walk-ins, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department.
\n\nIt’s unclear what the symptoms were or what caused them.
\n\nIn a statement to NBC News, Cottage Health said a “larger than expected” number of emergency visits were linked to Sunday’s run.
\n\n“This morning 19 participants arrived at Cottage EDs, a number of them with similar symptoms of undetermined cause,” Cottage Health said, in part. “We are working to determine whether this is due to the heat or other factors.”
\n\nDavid Monico, the event director for the Santa Barbara Half Marathon, said in an interview with NBC Los Angeles that Sunday’s race had more transports than in past years, possibly due to the warm weather and an increase in participants.
\n\n“In years past, we’ve had overcast skies or less warm temperatures this time of year, so we have not had this many transports, but there’s always a handful,” he said. “But this year, it was more than we’ve had in the…
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