EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – More than 900 long-distance runners competed in the annual Calvario Trail Run in central Chihuahua state this past weekend. The 27-kilometer (16.7-mile) contest is a yearly tradition involving up-and-down mountain trails.
Three participants apparently followed what they thought were trails to an unknown location. Mexican police had to deploy drones to look for them after they did not arrive at the Orinda/Rosales township by nightfall.
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“The Public Safety Secretariat, through its drone control personnel, located the lost marathoners in the municipality of Rosales after they deviated from the route during their participation in the race,” the Chihuahua state police said in a statement on Sunday.
Police officers providing security for the race located the runners, gave them a quick medical checkup, provided hydration and pointed them back to the correct trails.
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“During the 27-mile run there was an incident that led some competitors to run more than the designated distance. It was the product of human error. We regret it deeply,” Calvario Trail Run organizers posted on social media…