“Unfortunately, zero risk does not exist”

Could the death of a septuagenarian during the first edition of the Côte d'Amour Marathon, Sunday November 3, 2024, have been avoided? The question was asked of the organizers and those in charge of security.

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There was no euphoria. This Monday, November 4, the day after the first new formula La Baule marathon, the organizing team did not have the spirit to celebrate the popular success of the event. The day before, a 72-year-old man died after suffering a heart attack a few meters from the finish line, despite the rapid intervention of SNSM 44 rescuers and doctors mobilized for the race. Cruel, and still incomprehensible less than 24 hours after the fact.

“We don't have his pedigree, but he was someone…