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Mom sues Tough Mudder organizers after son's death
aol.com A Maryland mother who lost her son in an extreme race is suing the organizers behind it, along with sponsor General Mills.
Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile obstacle course. According to its YouTube promo, the course is "designed by British Special Forces." It involves freezing water, electric shock and, of course, mud.
ABC called it one of the fastest-growing competitions in the country, but the mother of the late 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta doesn't think the event is safe enough.
"Arguing that Tough Mudder 'acted with gross negligence and with indifference to the safety of its participants.' ... In April 2013, Sengupta died after ... jumping from an obstacle called walk the plank."
The "Walk the Plank" obstacle involves jumping off a ledge into a pool of muddy water 13 feet deep.
Various media outlets have said Sengupta was underwater for 8-11 minutes.
The Baltimore Sun says according to the lawsuit, Sengupta jumped into the water, then another racer jumped in and struck him. The suit also says it took too long for a rescue diver to search for him.
"When he was pulled from the water, Sengupta was 'limp, lifeless and foaming at the mouth,' according to the lawsuit. The suit contends that his heartbeat was restored 42 minutes after he jumped into the water. ... His family took him off life support the next day."
The view that a rescue diver was too slow was backed up by a witness, who spoke with Outside Magazineearlier this year.
"A spectator named Michael Cardile [said] ... he'd seen [Sengupta's coworker] pleading with lifeguards for several minutes before they ordered the rescue diver in."
After Sengupta's death, Tough Mudder issued a statement saying the race was staffed with 75 emergency personnel including EMTs and paramedics. Neither Tough Mudder nor General Mills has commented on the lawsuit.
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