Runner, 24, dies after collapsing 2 miles from NYC Marathon finish

Rachel Apa died during Sunday's New York City Marathon after collapsing near mile 24, just two miles shy of crossing the finish line. The 24-year-old woman experienced a medical episode near mile marker 24 in Central Park during the New York City Marathon on Sunday afternoon, her father confirmed to NBC News. The New York Police Department said that emergency medical workers took the woman to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition around 2 p.m., where she died hours later. Her father, Steve Apa, called the situation “unfathomable.” Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are Steve said his wife, Michelle, and two of his daughter’s friends spent Sunday traversing the five boroughs to follow Rachel, a former Division I field hockey player, as she ran her first marathon. He opted to follow along on the app from home in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.

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