24-year-old runner dies after collapsing during NYC Marathon
Medical staff, bystanders and physicians tried to save the 24-year-old first-time marathoner after she collapsed near the finish, officials said.
- On Sunday, Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old Bucknell University graduate, collapsed during the New York City Marathon near mile 24 and was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Medical Center at 9:40pm.
- Apa trained for months as a Parkinson's Foundation Champion to raise funds honoring her grandfather, writing online, "My grandfather was my role model growing up."
- Before collapsing near the 24th mile, Apa texted her father, Steve Apa, in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, writing "final stretch" at mile 23; her father received no further messages after that.
- Steve told The New York Times that his daughter died from rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition where skeletal muscle breaks down; the New York Road Runners confirmed she was the first marathon death since 2024.
- Bystanders, including two physicians, performed CPR until paramedics arrived with a defibrillator, while her mother, Michelle, followed the ambulance to Mount Sinai Medical Center.
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Healthy 24-Year-Old NYC Marathon Runner Dies From Rare Exercise-Related Condition
NEW YORK (VINnews) – A 24-year-old woman who collapsed just two miles from the finish line of the New York City Marathon died hours later from a rare but potentially life-threatening condition associated with intense physical exertion, highlighting a little-known danger that can affect even otherwise healthy athletes. Rachel Apa, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was running […]
According to her father, Rachel Apa was completely healthy when she set out for her first marathon.
NYC Marathon runner, 24, in 'perfect health' sent heartbreaking final texts — could doctors have caught deadly condition? - The Daily Bo Snerdley
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) Rachel Apa, 24, collapsed about two miles from finishing Sunday’s New York City Marathon after texting her father about pain during the race. Her father says doctors attributed her death to rhabdomyolysis, a dangerous muscle-breakdown condition that can strike even exceptionally fit athletes. The condition can be detected through blood testing, and early treatment can…
A Pa. woman died of a rare condition during the New York City Marathon. Here's what causes rhabdomyolysis
Rachel Apa, 24, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, reportedly died of rhabdomyolysis while running the New York City Marathon on Sunday. The rare condition causes the muscles break down, releasing toxins throughout the body.
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