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Running Wild with Coach Joe (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
“One of the runners was Carlos Jose Gomes, 58, of Brazil. He fell unconscious shortly after completing the race in 4 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds. A resident of São Paulo, Gomes was pronounced dead at Lenox Hill Hospital at 5:21 p.m. An autopsy Monday revealed that he had a pre-existing heart condition and died of a heart attack, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the chief medical...
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
... an hour later. Gomes died of a heart attack, New York City medical examiner's office spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a telephone interview. Wittenberg said the last fatality on marathon day was in 1994. A year ago, professional marathoner Ryan Shay died one day before the New York City Marathon while competing in the U.S. Olympic Trials in .
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
... to the head, torso and extremities” that were “in various stages of healing,” said a spokeswoman, Ellen Borakove.On Monday night, Alejandra’s mother, 36-year-old Florencia Vasquez, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in her daughter’s death. Her longtime companion, identified by the police as Andres Pavon — with whom Ms. Vasquez has...
