This year’s Devil’s Challenge Triathlon was emotional for Dino Lucas of Madison. He was a personal friend of the late Dr. Daniel Eimermann, who died after collapsing in the water during last year’s event.
Before athletes plunged into Devil’s Lake Sunday morning, Lucas asked them to bow their heads in a moment of silence to honor his friend, Eimermann, a psychiatrist who volunteered as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
“I just wanted people to take time out to remember him and be happy that they’re healthy,” Lucas said.