The article says that the race organizers are disputing the number of rescues being reported.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, just passing along the news as it is reported.
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514 were given assistance during the 0.93 mile swim,
- 169 required help leaving the water,
- 7 were evaluated in the med tent, and
- 2 were sent to hospitals.
The only stats that have meaning are the last two. Out of 3,000 tris, that doesn't seem excessive.
The other numbers are approximations with an ambigious definition.
Whenever there is a threat to cut the budget, those approximations always go up.
It is a shame that the organizers didn't have better PR people. But, sometimes the news is in collusion with others and doesn't have an objective position.
514 were given assistance during the 0.93 mile swim,
- 169 required help leaving the water,
- 7 were evaluated in the med tent, and
- 2 were sent to hospitals.
The only stats that have meaning are the last two. Out of 3,000 tris, that doesn't seem excessive.
The other numbers are approximations with an ambigious definition.
Whenever there is a threat to cut the budget, those approximations always go up.
It is a shame that the organizers didn't have better PR people. But, sometimes the news is in collusion with others and doesn't have an objective position.
