U.S swimmer's body to be handed over to U.S authorities

U.S swimmer Fran Crippen died on Saturday, while performing in a marathon in the Marathon Swimming World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. While on his last leg of the marathon, doctors believe Crippen died from severe fatigue, however Ahmed Ibrahim, the head of the water sports club in Fujairah, says that he suffered a heart attack. Crippen's family back home in Philadelphia were devasted by his unitimely death. Crippen's family has a long history of swimmers.
It's hard to believe that such a talented, and in shape athlete as Fran Crippen could die due to fatigue in a race. It's even harder to believe that nothing was done in order to save him. There should be some sort of safety programs to prevent these sort of disasters.