Runners enter the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Plaza during the Detroit Free Press Marathon, 2014.  (Photo by Adelle Loiselle.)Runners enter the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Plaza during the Detroit Free Press Marathon, 2014. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle.)
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Marathon participant dies after medical emergency

One person has died following a collapse during the Detroit Free Press Marathon.

Organizers said the 57-year-old man collapsed near mile 5 in Windsor.

He was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead.

"We at the race are saddened by this news and our hearts and condolences are with his family," organizers said.

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