A woman is reported death during a cross country as a result of illness.
Emergency
crews were called to the Mighty Deerstalker event in the Scottish
Borders after the woman became unwell just before 18:00 on Saturday.
The 48-year-old was taken to Borders General Hospital in Melrose but did not survive.
The 10-mile (16km) event, billed as the UK's biggest night race, was being held at Innerleithen in Tweeddale.
Two thousand people took part in Saturday's event, which began at 17:30.
A
spokesman for organisers Rat Race Adventure Sports, said: "We are
extremely saddened to confirm that a participant in our Mighty
Deerstalker event passed away yesterday.
"The participant became
unwell at 17:56, approximately one mile into the event, close to our
event control station and at the location of one of our safety marshals.
"A member of our medical team was on the scene within three minutes as we implemented our response protocols.
"They were assisted by an off-duty paramedic until the arrival of the Scottish Ambulance Service."
The spokesman said the company would offer its "full assistance" to the authorities.
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