LA county sheriff’s deputy dies after medical emergency during relay race

Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heat Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas died on Saturday after a medical emergency while participating in an annual relay race through the Mojave desert. He was 30 years old.

Key takeaways

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• Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heat Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas died on Saturday after a medical…
• He was 30 years old.
• Vargas had been competing at the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay race, which follows a 120-mile (193km) course from Baker, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, through the Mojave desert.
• Several law enforcement agencies send 20-runner teams annually to compete in the race.

Background

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• Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heat Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas died on Saturday after a medical…
• He was 30 years old.
• Vargas had been competing at the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay race, which follows a 120-mile (193km) course from Baker, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, through the Mojave desert.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• He was 30 years old.
• Vargas had been competing at the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay race, which follows a 120-mile (193km) course from Baker, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, through the Mojave desert.
• Several law enforcement agencies send 20-runner teams annually to compete in the race.