A 24-year-old runner and former college field hockey player collapsed along the final stretch of Sunday’s New York City Marathon and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Rachel Apa was running in Manhattan’s Central Park when she collapsed around 1.30pm, according to The New York Times. A hospital social worker named Michaela Nicholas reportedly rushed to her aid but was unable to find a pulse. Two physicians from the crowd alternately performed CPR, Nicholas told the Times.
Soon after, marathon medical staff arrived with a defibrillator, according to a statement by race organizer, the New York Road Runners (NYRR). The paramedics
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