Tragedy at the marathon: mother captured her smiling, and suddenly the girl died

24-year-old Rachel Apa from Pennsylvania lost consciousness at the 39th kilometer of the New York Marathon on November 1 and died hours later in the hospital. The preliminary cause is rhabdomyolysis, the breakdown of muscle tissue. Her mother photographed her smiling at the 22nd kilometer. Her father received messages from her about pain. Witnesses claim that medical help arrived with a delay. An Israeli doctor comments on the rarity of a fatal outcome in rhabdomyolysis and warns about symptoms. The official cause of death has not yet been determined.

24-year-old Rachel Apa from Pennsylvania lost consciousness at the 39th kilometer of the New York Marathon on November 1 and died hours later in the hospital. The preliminary cause is rhabdomyolysis, the breakdown of muscle tissue. Her mother photographed her smiling at the 22nd kilometer. Her father received messages from her about pain. Witnesses claim that medical help arrived with a delay. An Israeli doctor comments on the rarity of a fatal outcome in rhabdomyolysis and warns about symptoms. The official cause of death has not yet been determined.

Tragedy at the marathon: mother captured her smiling, and suddenly the girl died