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Paramedics in Ohio marathon save fellow runner

By Laura Borchers
WLWT.com

CINCINNATI — If there's such a thing as a good time and place to have a heart attack, a Cincinnati man probably had one of the better ones during the Flying Pig Marathon Sunday.

Bobby Edwards, 55, was running near mile marker 10 when he collapsed and stopped breathing.

But only steps behind him were a group of firefighters and paramedics who were also running in the marathon.

Full story: Rescuers Running Race Help Save Runner's Life



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