London Marathon death

Title

London Marathon death

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:48

Description

Seamus Kelly of St John Ambulance on strain of running a marathon and fast recovery of majority of people, following a death and many cases of heat exhaustion and dehydration at this year’s London Marathon as temperatures reached 21 degrees celsius. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Seamus Kelly

Keywords

Deaths; Death; London; Sports competitions; Marathons; London Marathon; St John Ambulance

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