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Frank Meza, 70-year-old marathoner accused of cheating, found dead in river

LOS ANGELES - Frank Meza, whose result in the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon was voided by race officials this week following a review of video from the race, has died. He was 70.

A spokeswoman for the L.A. County coroner said Meza was found Thursday morning on the bed of the L.A. River near the Riverside-Figueroa Street bridge. He was pronounced dead at 10:05 a.m. An

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