Saskatoon woman dies during triathlon in Kelowna, B.C.
Friends and family are mourning after a Saskatoon woman, 57, died during a triathlon over the weekend.
Noreen Wensley, a local music teacher and piano player, was taking part in the swimming portion of the Cherry Blossom Triathlon in Kelowna, B.C. when she went into cardiac arrest.
In a Facebook post written from Wensley’s perspective, family members described how it happened.
“I had a beautiful final day on earth. This was the last photo taken with my family before my heart stopped and I went into cardiac arrest in the eleventh lane of the swim,” the post reads, showing a photo of Wensley prior to the race.