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Someone died at the Crossfit Games

I saw a thumbnail with that guy sitting on a gym safety mat and it said something about how death affects other athletes. Thought it meant someone close to him, not the actual guy in pic. Going check it out, thanks for the info.

Edit: Non official cliffs
Run / Swim event
Lazar is visually in distress, not in a group of swimmers
2 lifeguards are 10m away not reacting to it
He goes under, spectator jumps in to try and get to him
Lifeguards focus on spectator tell them to turn around
Finally get attention on Lazar underwater. Lifeguard paddles over and can't find him.
3 hours before recovery
 
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wufabufa said:
The impending Elgintensity video is going to be brutal. I don't think he'll be disrespectful to the athlete that passed away but man....he isn't going to pull any punches.
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That guy disdains Crossfit worse than the Nazis to Jewish people.
 
Fahcough said:
I saw a thumbnail with that guy sitting on a gym safety mat and it said something about how death affects other athletes. Thought it meant someone close to him, not the actual guy in pic. Going check it out, thanks for the info.

Edit: Non official cliffs
Run / Swim event
Lazar is visually in distress, not in a group of swimmers
2 lifeguards are 10m away not reacting to it
He goes under, spectator jumps in to try and get to him
Lifeguards focus on spectator tell them to turn around
Finally get attention on Lazar underwater. Lifeguard paddles over and can't find him.
3 hours before recovery
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Whoever was in charge of that cluster-fuck will be lucky to escape criminal charges. At the very least, I'd expect Lazar's next of kin to sue the CFG until they are bleeding from every hole.
 
KnightTemplar said:
Whoever was in charge of that cluster-fuck will be lucky to escape criminal charges. At the very least, I'd expect Lazar's next of kin to sue the CFG until they are bleeding from every hole.
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The hindsight negligence is disturbing. 2nd vid , not sure on factual information but he said lifeguard paddled over then turned around and went about his day. The event finished before anyone went looking for him.
 
Criminal levels of negligence. People still die in the swim sections of triathalons with a whole team of pro lifeguards and rescue boats while doing the swimming event first.

Crossfit just had a few volunteers on the water, no professional lifeguards, completely inadequate safety measures, AND they send the athletes into the water already gassed from another event.
 
method115 said:
Wow the lifeguards were right there how did they not see he needed help.
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It's just a handful of volunteers. The organizers have never been interested in paying for professional lifeguards with all the certs and experience running safety measures for open water races.

Which is both their failure AND their excuse.
 
shunyata said:
Criminal levels of negligence. People still die in the swim sections of triathalons with a whole team of pro lifeguards and rescue boats while doing the swimming event first.

Crossfit just had a few volunteers on the water, no professional lifeguards, completely inadequate safety measures, AND they send the athletes into the water already gassed from another event.
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You have to be kiding me. I can't believe that the lifeguards on paddleboards weren't professional lifeguards. That sounds so stupid. "We need lifeguards on the water, lets get some random people and not lifeguards"

I just can't fathom the reasoning there... Might have to google this shit. Surely they MUST'VE been lifeguards.
 
usernamee said:
You have to be kiding me. I can't believe that the lifeguards on paddleboards weren't professional lifeguards. That sounds so stupid. "We need lifeguards on the water, lets get some random people and not lifeguards"

I just can't fathom the reasoning there... Might have to google this shit. Surely they MUST'VE been lifeguards.
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They made a public statement that the event is staffed by "a handful of volunteers".

Because they've never been willing to pay for water safety.
 
shunyata said:
They made a public statement that the event is staffed by "a handful of volunteers".

Because they've never been willing to pay for water safety.
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When someone dies like this and it is so blaringly apparent that it was completely preventable it has a different sting to it
 
usernamee said:
When someone dies like this and it is so blaringly apparent that it was completely preventable it has a different sting to it
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everyone probably has to sign a waiver...but still, super unfortunate, i wonder if they're going to get sued by the family...or is this like a Disney+ thing where they're not allowed to sue
 
ModernMatt said:
everyone probably has to sign a waiver...but still, super unfortunate, i wonder if they're going to get sued by the family...or is this like a Disney+ thing where they're not allowed to sue
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The short answer is: it'll depend. It'll depend on the waiver itself and the allegations. It's almost certain the family will allege more than just negligence against CrossFit. They'll likely allege everything from gross negligence to willful and wanton acts against CF. I don't know what state the waiver was signed in, but different states come to different conclusions on what can be waived. My guess is that the family will sue, it'll survive an initial motion to dismiss, and CF will settle. But that's just purely a guess.

Caveat: I'm a lawyer but I haven't been in litigation for about 5 years now.

Also, I think Disney dropped that argument on the wrongful death case. Insane that they tried it in the first place.
 
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