2 men found dead during first day of Hilly Hundred

Correction: Morgan County Memorial Hospital was misidentified in this story. The IDS regrets the error.\nTragedy crossed the path of the Hilly Hundred Saturday as two cyclists died during the first day of the tour. \nThe first man who died was 77-year-old George Burgard of Indianapolis, as confirmed by his family. The cause of death thought to be a heart attack. Burgard went into cardiac arrest shortly into Saturday's route. He was found laying motionless on the ground, CPR was performed without success, and he was then transported to Monroe County Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, family members said. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son and two grandchildren. \nThe second man who passed away Saturday evening, according to the coroner, has been identified as James Corpus, 49, of Carmel. The cause of death was "probably cardiac arrhythmia," said Dave Toumey, Monroe County coroner. Corpus collapsed two miles from the finishing point. Corpus is survived by his wife and two children. \n"We are so concerned that this happened," Catherine Dusing, volunteer coordinator for the Hilly Hundred said. "Our prayers go out to their families. We are devastated that this happened to them while they were riding their bicycles." \nThe Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service was the first to arrive on the scene for Corpus. They were then accompanied by the Bloomington Township Fire Department who responded to the call at 5:35 p.m. at 4397 N. Maple Grove Rd. Corpus was then transported to Bloomington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. \nBoth Burgard and Corpus were taking part in the 5,000-cyclist Hilly Hundred, a three-day event with two days of cycling, which took place this past weekend in Southern Indiana. \nRay Cannarella, the president of the Central Indiana Bicycling Association, the sponsoring body of the Hilly Hundred, was reached but declined to comment. Among the 5,000 cyclists, 40 states were represented as well as several foreign countries.\nThe coroner's report was released Monday and included the above information.