Spanish Ernesto Escolano dies in the Titan Desert due to cardiac arrest

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Ernesto Escolano

, a 50-year-old amateur cyclist from Sabiñánigo, died this Tuesday at the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Marrakech as a result of a cardiac arrest suffered during the second stage of the Titan Desert, held this Monday.

The day passed between Merzouga and Ksar Jdaid, a hard day of intense heat and with 102 kilometers of travel.

The Aragonese runner, with number 521, required emergency medical assistance in the second stage, at kilometer 82, where he was treated by the track health team, who applied first aid to stabilize him.

He was then transferred by helicopter to the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Marrachech, where, a little later, he died despite medical efforts, according to a statement from the organization of the Titan Desert.

Second fatality

Three years ago, in 2019, the test had already claimed its first fatality.

, 46, a native of Zaragoza, but a resident of Mexico, also suffered "heart failure", also in a second stage and also on a day that started in Merzouaga.

On that occasion, as on this one, the heat was the main reason for the misfortune.

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