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| Donations flood in to charity of Brighton Marathon runner who died | Donations flood in to charity of Brighton Marathon runner who died |
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| Donations are flooding in to the fundraising page of a 23-year-old man who died after collapsing during a marathon. | Donations are flooding in to the fundraising page of a 23-year-old man who died after collapsing during a marathon. |
| Sam Harper Brighouse, from London, is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest at about the 16-mile mark of the Brighton Marathon on Sunday. | Sam Harper Brighouse, from London, is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest at about the 16-mile mark of the Brighton Marathon on Sunday. |
| Attempts were made by medical staff, paramedics and an off-duty police officer to resuscitate him before he was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery, but he died a short time later. | Attempts were made by medical staff, paramedics and an off-duty police officer to resuscitate him before he was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery, but he died a short time later. |
| Hundreds of people have made donations to his justgiving.com page with the total approaching the £10,000 mark – well above his intended fundraising target of £500. | Hundreds of people have made donations to his justgiving.com page with the total approaching the £10,000 mark – well above his intended fundraising target of £500. |
| His site states that he had embarked on the challenge to raise money for the Arms Around The Child charity which supports Aids orphans. | His site states that he had embarked on the challenge to raise money for the Arms Around The Child charity which supports Aids orphans. |
| He wrote: "I'm running, jogging, crawling the brighton marathon for Arms Around The Child (UK) (formerly KCA UK) because I am want to raise money for a good cause." | He wrote: "I'm running, jogging, crawling the brighton marathon for Arms Around The Child (UK) (formerly KCA UK) because I am want to raise money for a good cause." |
| A spokesman for organisers of the marathon said: "It is with regret that we can confirm that a competitor collapsed and later died competing in the Brighton Marathon. | A spokesman for organisers of the marathon said: "It is with regret that we can confirm that a competitor collapsed and later died competing in the Brighton Marathon. |
| "Our emergency plans were put in place and he was treated at the scene by senior doctors, nurses and paramedics before being taken by ambulance to hospital. | "Our emergency plans were put in place and he was treated at the scene by senior doctors, nurses and paramedics before being taken by ambulance to hospital. |
| "Despite receiving immediate attention, the runner was later declared dead at the Royal Sussex County hospital." | "Despite receiving immediate attention, the runner was later declared dead at the Royal Sussex County hospital." |
| He added: "We at Grounded Events, the organisers of the Brighton Marathon, would like to express our sincere condolences to family and friends of the deceased." | He added: "We at Grounded Events, the organisers of the Brighton Marathon, would like to express our sincere condolences to family and friends of the deceased." |
| The England cricketer Matt Prior had officially started Sunday's race, the fourth Brighton Marathon, which saw 9,315 competitors take part. | The England cricketer Matt Prior had officially started Sunday's race, the fourth Brighton Marathon, which saw 9,315 competitors take part. |
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