The 4,000th inReach SOS Incident: An Ultramarathon Emergency
(WorldNews Africa)

Every year, Duane Konyn participates in a fantasy basketball league with his brothers. In the spring of 2019, he was the lucky winner of the coveted pool of money. `I told my wife that with the money, I was going to buy this cool inReach, for safety reasons,` Konyn said. `If not for winning, I`m not sure I would have gotten it yet.` He`s really glad he did. Months later, Konyn found himself 165 miles into a rugged 206-mile ultramarathon when he was overwhelmed with pain, suddenly dizzy and vomiting. It was the fourth day of the Bigfoot 200 in Washington, and he was in the middle of a tough, remote 19-mile section of the race. Only his race pacer was in sight. Up until that point - other than...