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Story summary
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Levi Vargas, 30, died March 29, 2026, after a medical emergency during Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay race.
- Vargas was an 11-year veteran competing in 120-mile Mojave Desert race when he collapsed.
- Despite emergency medical care, he succumbed to his injuries.
- This year’s Baker to Vegas race drew from law enforcement agencies amid record heat.
- The cause of Vargas's death has not been disclosed.
