A 30-year-old man died near the finish line of the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday as the Northeast swelters in 100F degree weather, the hottest May day ever recorded in the region.The runner, who has yet to be identified, collapsed shortly before 9 a.m. close to the finish line in Coney Island as temperatures soared from below 60F at dawn to nearly 80 degrees by morning, with expected to see a high of 93F on Saturday, the reported. He and five other runners participating in the 13.1 mile race were hospitalized and taken to Coney Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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