Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
10
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Police in Santa Barbara, California, are investigating after nearly 30 people had to seek medical care at a half-marathon running event held in the city on Sunday.
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people → publish → Sunday
In a statement provided to the BBC's US partner CBS News, officers said they received a report from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital about race participants who sought medical treatment "for unusual symptoms" after the race ended.
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race → provide → symptoms
"The cause of the reported symptoms has not been confirmed," the statement added.
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statement → report → symptoms
Cottage Health, which operates the hospital, told CBS it had seen "a larger than expected number of emergency visits" from those who ran the race.
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who → operate → race
"There is no specific action recommended for the public at this time; however, participants who feel unwell should seek medical attention and follow guidance from healthcare professionals," police said.
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police → be → professionals
Cottage Hospital said it treated 27 people from the half marathon at emergency rooms in Santa Barbara and the nearby city of Goleta.
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it → say → Goleta
The vast majority of them - 24 - were discharged after treatment, while three people were still in hospital as of Monday in stable condition.
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people → discharge → condition
Several thousand people ran the half marathon on a hotter-than-usual day in Santa Barbara along the Pacific Ocean.
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people → run → Ocean
Temperatures reportedly reached 86F (27C) by midday, compared to a typical early November temperature of low 70s.
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Temperatures → reach → 70s
One of the runners who went to hospital told local news outlet KEYT-TV that they had lost consciousness and could not remember parts of the race.
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they → go → race
"It is awfully suspicious," said the runner, who declined to be identified.
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who → say → ?
"We had people saying they were hallucinating.
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they → have → people
"
"I am not too familiar with heat exhaustion but I have never seen anyone not remembering a long portion of their run," the runner added.
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runner → see → run
Event director David Monico told US media that 15 people were taken from the medical tent to local hospitals because of dehydration and overheating.
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people → tell → dehydration
The BBC has contacted the Santa Barbara Police Department, Cottage Health and the half marathon organisers for further comment.
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BBC → contact → comment
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