Runner Rachel Apa dies after collapsing near NYC Marathon finish
Sport · First reported 3 Nov, 08:46 · Updated 09:04
Rachel Apa, 24, died after collapsing in Central Park about two miles from the finish of her first New York City Marathon. Her father said the cause was rhabdomyolysis; Apa had been running in memory of her grandfather.
- Apa collapsed in Central Park roughly two miles from the finish and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:40 p.m.
- She was 24 and running her first marathon with the Parkinson’s Champions team in memory of her grandfather, who died in 2022.
- Her father identified rhabdomyolysis as the cause of death. Apa had sent him messages reporting pain at miles 18 and 19, then did not respond to his message at mile 23.
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- Age
- 24
- Location of collapse
- Central Park, about two miles from the finish
- Hospital
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Time pronounced dead
- 9:40 p.m.
- Cause reported by her father
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Race
- Her first marathon; she ran with the Parkinson’s Champions team
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