SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – All three people who were still hospitalized after a suspicious incident during a local half-marathon Sunday have been discharged from the hospital and the investigation into what exactly happened remains ongoing.
Over 7,500 people participated in the Hoka half-marathon through portions of Santa Barbara on Sunday.
The day of the event saw warmer-than-normal temperatures for this time of year and it isn't uncommon for running events to result in more people seeking medical assistance due to weather-related illness, but Sunday's acute incident has invited notable scrutiny.
At least 27 people sought medical attention at nearby hospitals around the same time and, according to some participants who spoke with Your News Channel, most of those cases started near the same location towards the end of the race route.
Local police quickly deemed the incident suspicious in nature, but declined to provide any additional information about its ongoing investigation.
An official with the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health shared Tuesday that personnel with the health agency inspected food and beverage stations before the race alongside organizers in accordance with a temporary food permit issued for the half-marathon event.
Inspectors did not find anything that might have led to the incident, noted the County health agency, and are currently working alongside the Santa Barbara Police Department in its investigation.
David Monico, the event's organizer, shared in a statement Monday that medical staff at the scene treated some runners for heat-related illnesses and that some of those patients were transported to local hospitals, but referred questions about the cause of so many hospitalizations to local police.
According to accounts of the symptoms shared with Your News Channel, some runners had trouble recalling parts of the race and needed help to walk while others may have had dilated pupils at the scene.
Those symptoms roughly match some of the symptoms commonly associated with heat-related illnesses, but such an acute incident has lead to continued confusion in the community surrounding the circumstances of Sunday's incident.
Your News Channel learned that at least some of the patients had blood samples collected for testing and the results of those tests were expected in the days after their collection.
No positive tests have been confirmed by any of the involved agencies.
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