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UPM senior lecturer dies after collapsing during Langkawi half marathon

Police say Nik Mohd Faiz Nik Mohd Azmi, 37, passed away en route to hospital

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 17 Dec 2022 9:44PM

UPM senior lecturer dies after collapsing during Langkawi half marathon
Police say the death of Nik Mohd Faiz Nik Mohd Azmi, who collapsed during the Langkawi International Half Marathon 2022 on the island this morning, has been classified as sudden death (pic for illustration purposes only). – Pixabay pic, December 17, 2022

ALOR STAR – A Universiti Putra Malaysia senior lecturer died after collapsing during the Langkawi International Half Marathon 2022 on the island this morning.

Langkawi district police chief Shariman Ashari said that they received a call at 10.30am from a doctor on duty at Sultanah Maliha Hospital’s emergency unit stating that Nik Mohd Faiz Nik Mohd Azmi, 37, died on the way to the hospital.

“He was a participant in the Langkawi International Half Marathon 2022 and preliminary investigations found that he collapsed near the finish line and was unconscious.

“Medical and Civil Defence Force personnel administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation before he was taken to Sultanah Maliha Hospital,” he said in a statement today.

Shariman said the body would be referred to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here for a post-mortem, adding that the case had been classified as sudden death. – Bernama, December 17, 2022

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