A triathlete died of heart attack during the Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Mactan Island, Cebu last August 6.
Eric Nadal Mediavillo, a 47 year-old triathlete married from City of San Pedro, Metro Manila died due to cardiac arrest during the swim portion of the triathlon.
According to Senior Inspector Rommel Cabagnot, chief of the Lapu-Lapu City Police office, the victim was rushed to Mactan Doctor’s Hospital but was declared dead-on-arrival at 8:45 a.m.
"We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our athletes following the Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Cebu...Our condolences go out to the athlete’s family and friends whom we will continue to support," reads the statement from the organizers.
Yesterday, lead organizer Fred Uytengsu asked for a moment of silence following Mediavillo’s death.
He was immediately pulled out of the water by the marshals and members of the Philippine Coast Guard who were manning the swim route, but he was already unconscious.
Paramedics of the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF) immediately tried to revive Mediavillo before transporting him to the Mactan Doctors' Hospital where he was declared dead at 9:47 am.
Mediavillo was a member of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) Multisports Team and was competing in the 45-49 category.
Mediavillo is the third casualty in the history of the Ironman 70.3 Philippines competition. During the first staging of the race in 2009 in Camarines Sur, Juan Miguel Vazquez also died when he suffered a stroke, also during the swim leg.
In 2012, in the first staging of the race in Cebu, Ramon Igaña Jr. also died when he suffered an acute pulmonary embolism during the 90-kilometer bike ride.
A tourist police also fainted while participating at the last race of the said sporting event.
The police was identified as Police Officer 2 Brian Guillen who was stationed in the Lapu-Lapu City Tourist Police.
PO2 Guillen was already near the finish line of the running leg of the tournament when he fainted.
PO2 Guillen was immediately brought to Chong Hua hospital.
Meanwhile, two-time Australian champion Tim Reed won the 2017 Ironman Philippines.
Eric Nadal Mediavillo, a 47 year-old triathlete married from City of San Pedro, Metro Manila died due to cardiac arrest during the swim portion of the triathlon.
According to Senior Inspector Rommel Cabagnot, chief of the Lapu-Lapu City Police office, the victim was rushed to Mactan Doctor’s Hospital but was declared dead-on-arrival at 8:45 a.m.
"We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our athletes following the Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Cebu...Our condolences go out to the athlete’s family and friends whom we will continue to support," reads the statement from the organizers.
Yesterday, lead organizer Fred Uytengsu asked for a moment of silence following Mediavillo’s death.
He was immediately pulled out of the water by the marshals and members of the Philippine Coast Guard who were manning the swim route, but he was already unconscious.
Paramedics of the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF) immediately tried to revive Mediavillo before transporting him to the Mactan Doctors' Hospital where he was declared dead at 9:47 am.
Mediavillo was a member of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) Multisports Team and was competing in the 45-49 category.
Mediavillo is the third casualty in the history of the Ironman 70.3 Philippines competition. During the first staging of the race in 2009 in Camarines Sur, Juan Miguel Vazquez also died when he suffered a stroke, also during the swim leg.
In 2012, in the first staging of the race in Cebu, Ramon Igaña Jr. also died when he suffered an acute pulmonary embolism during the 90-kilometer bike ride.
A tourist police also fainted while participating at the last race of the said sporting event.
The police was identified as Police Officer 2 Brian Guillen who was stationed in the Lapu-Lapu City Tourist Police.
PO2 Guillen was already near the finish line of the running leg of the tournament when he fainted.
PO2 Guillen was immediately brought to Chong Hua hospital.
Meanwhile, two-time Australian champion Tim Reed won the 2017 Ironman Philippines.
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