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A woman running the NYC marathon for charity dies 2 miles from the finish
Compiled Nov 3
What happened
Rachel Apa, 24, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, collapsed near the 24-mile mark of the New York City Marathon and later died.
The detail
Her father said she had been stricken with rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition where muscles break down during exertion.
The detail
It was her first marathon, and she was running to raise money for Parkinson's disease research in honor of her grandfather.
The detail
A bystander and event medical staff performed CPR and used a defibrillator before paramedics took her to Mount Sinai Medical Center.
How it unfolded
Sunday: Rachel Apa, running her first marathon, collapsed near the 24-mile mark of the NYC Marathon. · Sunday: A bystander and later event medical staff performed CPR and used a defibrillator on Apa. · Sunday: Paramedics took Apa to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where she arrived in critical condition. · Sunday: Doctors at the hospital tried unsuccessfully for several hours to save her. · Tuesday: News of Apa's death spread, and donations to her fundraising page exceeded her $4,000 goal. · Tuesday: Bucknell University and USA Field Hockey publicly expressed condolences over her death.
By the numbers
24 age · 26.2 miles marathon distance · 24-mile mark collapse location · 61,000 finishers · $4,000 fundraising goal