24-Year-Old Runner Rachel Apa Dies After Collapsing Near Finish of New York City Marathon

Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old runner from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, died after collapsing in Manhattan's Central Park about two miles from the finish of Sunday's New York City Marathon, her father, Steve Apa, told The New York Times. She collapsed around 1.30pm and received CPR from bystanders. Race medical staff then used a defibrillator, and an ambulance took her to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where doctors tried to save her and she died at 9.40pm. Steve Apa said the cause was rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition in which muscle breaks down, which heavy exercise can bring on. It was her first marathon. She ran for the Parkinson's Champions team in honor of her late grandfather and had played college field hockey. The race organizer, the New York Road Runners, said it was deeply saddened and sent sympathies to her family, friends and the running community.

The Daily Mail (right) leads with the collapse and the emergency response. It names hospital social worker Michaela Nicholas, who could not find a pulse, says two physicians from the crowd alternated CPR, and cites six hours of hospital efforts. It also quotes the father's "unfathomable" remark and the full Road Runners statement. The Guardian (left) leads with the father's account and her personal story: her texts of "Ow" at mile 18 and "final stretch" at mile 23, her mother's mile-14 video, the Parkinson's team, and her new MBA at Charleston Southern University. It describes the CPR only as given by a member of the public. Both rely on the Times and agree on the cause, the hospital and the time of death. TMZ (alternative) is different: its excerpt covers Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez cheering runners and surprising one, and does not mention the death.