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…