DATE:            Friday, March 20, 2009 

TO:                 Race Officials

Race Veterinarians

Media

Volunteers

FROM:           Mark Nordman, Race Marshal

An eight year old male named Omen in the team of Rick Larson (Bib #5) died on the Iditarod Trail between Elim and White Mountain earlier today.

A necropsy will be conducted by a board certified pathologist to make every attempt to determine the cause of death.