24-year-old runner dies after collapsing during NYC Marathon
Race organizers said bystanders performed CPR and a defibrillator was used before the 24-year-old runner was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
- 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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Runner, 24, collapses just two miles from NYC Marathon finish line — dies in Central Park
A 24-year-old marathon runner collapsed and died two miles away from the finish line on Sunday. Rachel Apa, who was described as being in “perfect health,” was […]
(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Yeon-sook = A woman in her 20s participating in the New York City Marathon collapsed and died during the race.
What Happened to Rachel Apa? NYC Marathon Runner Died Just Miles From Finish Line
Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old runner from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, died after collapsing during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, 1 November 2026, just two miles from the finish line. She collapsed near the 24-mile marker in Central Park at approximately 13:30 local time. Spectators rushed to help her, with a bystander performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before race medical personnel arrived and used a defibrillator. Her father, Stev…
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