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Philip Walters of Eagle River and Ellen Halverson of Wasilla have both scratched in Galena, citing the best interest of their teams.
Walters, who was racing under bib number 51, made the decision at around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, with 12 dogs left on his harness.
Number 35, Halverson, decided to scratch at 4:02 p.m. Sunday with 9 dogs left on her harness.
“Ellen made the decision to scratch from the race for the health and welfare of her remaining team members,” officials wrote in a press release Sunday.
The total number of mushers out of the race has now gone up to seven, with 71 still in the running.
Other racers out of the race:
Les mushers Philip Walters (dossard 51) et Ellen Halverson (dossard 35) ont abandonné l'Iditarod. Philip Walters a officiellement abandonné à 11h45 le 14 mars 2015, à Galena avec encore douze chiens dans son attelage. Ellen Halverson a également abandonné à Galena, avec seulement neuf chiens encore dans son attelage, le 15 mars à 4h02 du matin. Six mushers ont abandonné la course et un a été disqualifié, portant le nombre de mushers encore sur la piste à 71.