PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have released the names of the two runners who died after collapsing at the Philadelphia Marathon.
University of Pennsylvania officials say 21-year-old Jeffrey Lee of Cerritos, Calif., collapsed after crossing the finish line Sunday. Lee was a nursing and business student at the Ivy League school.
The city Health Department says 40-year-old G. Chris Gleason of Clifton Park, N.Y., collapsed about a quarter-mile from the finish line.
Police say both men apparently suffered heart attacks and died after they were taken to a hospital.
Marathon executive director Melanie Johnson says organizers’ thoughts are with the men’s friends and families.
