Overview
- The man who collapsed during the HBF Run for a Reason half‑marathon has been identified as 41‑year‑old Luke Prehn, and organisers confirmed he died after a medical emergency.
- Prehn collapsed around the 10‑kilometre mark of the course during the weekend event and could not be revived despite immediate aid from fellow runners, volunteers and St John WA paramedics.
- Family and public statements say Prehn was a father of two, worked at Ernst & Young, and leaves a wife, Charmaine, and children aged four and two.
- A GoFundMe set up for the family has raised more than $12,000 and the family has asked for privacy while organisers thanked bystanders and hospital staff for their response.
- More than 40,000 people took part in the community event that raised about $1.7 million for charities, and no formal cause of death has been released pending any medical or coronial findings.