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Police investigate as nearly 30 Santa Barbara half-marathon runners fall ill with ‘unusual symptoms’

Global Published 10 November 2026, 07:19 · archived 10 Nov 2026

Runners seek medical treatment as 13-mile race held amid unusually high November temperaturesPolice in southern California are investigating the circumstances that led to the hospitalization of nearly 30 runners who participated in the Santa Barbara Half on Sunday.Santa Barbara police said in a statement to the Associated Press that they had opened an investigation after receiving reports from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital about multiple half-marathon participants seeking medical treatment for “unusual symptoms”. Continue reading...

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