A County Medical Examiner has ruled that accidental drowning caused the death of 33 year old Daniel Murry in the Pewaukee Lake Triathlon in Wisconsin.
More than 1,400 athletes took part in the race. Murry had recently lost more than 100 pounds (45kg) and had been training for the triathlon since January, family members told TMJ4, a Milwaukee news station.
The Pewaukee Lake Triathlon was operated by Midwest Sports Events. Event organiser Gloria West made the following statement:
"We are terribly saddened by the weekend death of one of our participants in the Pewaukee Triathlon. We don’t have all the information about what happened, but, as you might imagine, there is a lot of conflicting information. We take the safety of participants very seriously, which is why we have emergency personnel on site and in the water, and they responded quickly to the situation. We are working cooperatively with authorities and we await information regarding the autopsy results. We extend our condolences to his family and friends. In the consideration of the family, we will release more information when appropriate."
