Brett Shirk dies in fatal Indian Wells Ironman incident
Fatal Indian Wells Ironman death of Brett Shirk – Obituary
Brett Shirk, a 57-year-old tech executive from Texas, tragically passed away during the Ironman triathlon competition in Indian Wells this past weekend.
Shirk was competing in the swim portion of the 70.3-mile event at Lake Cahuilla when he experienced a medical emergency. Emergency responders rescued him from the water, and he was transported to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, where he was later pronounced dead.
Shirk served as the Chief Sales Officer at CrowdStrike, a company based in Austin, Texas, which specializes in data security solutions. The company has not yet issued a comment.
The incident remains under investigation by authorities.