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Posted on June 11, 2012 at 6:34 PM
A paddler participating in the Texas Water Safari has died at a San Antonio hospital.
Race officials say 30-year-old Brad Ellis died of hyponatremia Monday afternoon at SAMMC.
Hyponatremia is a lack of sodium in the body.
Ellis had been at the hospital since he was rescued from the course in Gonzales County Sunday afternoon.
Allen Spelce, president of the Texas Water Safari Board posted the following comment on the group's website:
"All of us in the Texas Water Safari family, including his fellow paddlers, are deeply saddened following the death of Brad Ellis due to hyponatremia. This is the first death during the running of the 260-mile canoe race in its 50-year history. The Water Safari participants are a very close knit community and everyone is deeply saddened by the tragedy. We extend our condolences to Brad's family and share in their grief. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who knew and loved Brad. We will notify the paddling community of any funeral arrangements announced by the family."
The Texas Water Safari is a paddling race that started Saturday in San Marcos and ends in Seadrift.
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