William Caviness collapsed just 500 yards from the finish line of the Chicago Marathon. William Caviness,was a firefighter from Greensboro, North Carolina.
He was in town with his wife and child for vacation and made the decision to run in the Chicago marathon to raise money for burn victims. Since the his death firefighters and donors have pledged thousands of dollars for his charity.
Race officials say he went down near Roosevelt and Indiana where on lookers watched in disbelief that this was happening right before there eyes.
George Chiampas,Medical Director for the Chicago Marathon says:
"We had an immediate response of 5-6 emergency physicians in that area, approximately 25-50 meters away who responded to this individual. They provided immediate care and assisted in transporting him to the hospital. Unfortunately, he passed away about an hour and 45 minutes after we made contact with the individual,"
Sunday’s death is the first Chicago marathoner to die since 2007. When a detroit police officer ran the race and die during extreme heat conditions, and the race was cancelled that year due to his death.
He was in town with his wife and child for vacation and made the decision to run in the Chicago marathon to raise money for burn victims. Since the his death firefighters and donors have pledged thousands of dollars for his charity.
Race officials say he went down near Roosevelt and Indiana where on lookers watched in disbelief that this was happening right before there eyes.
George Chiampas,Medical Director for the Chicago Marathon says:
"We had an immediate response of 5-6 emergency physicians in that area, approximately 25-50 meters away who responded to this individual. They provided immediate care and assisted in transporting him to the hospital. Unfortunately, he passed away about an hour and 45 minutes after we made contact with the individual,"
Sunday’s death is the first Chicago marathoner to die since 2007. When a detroit police officer ran the race and die during extreme heat conditions, and the race was cancelled that year due to his death.
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