3 California middle school cross country runners hospitalized with heat-related illnesses

RIVERSIDE — Three middle school runners competing in a cross country meet at the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center near Riverside on Tuesday suffered heat-related complications that required transportation to a local hospital, authorities said.

Paramedics were called to the sheriff’s training grounds, off Davis Avenue and 11th Street, shortly after 4 p.m., according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said crews discovered five patients who were evaluated...