24-year-old runner dies at New York Marathon and her father criticises slow response
A 24-year-old runner died after falling ill at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, and her father criticised the slow response. Rachel Apa was running her first marathon and fell ill near mile 24 in Central Park.
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Uma corredora de 24 anos morreu após passar mal na Maratona de Nova York (NY), no domingo. Rachel Apa disputava a primeira maratona da carreira — tinha jogado hóquei na primeira divisão da NCAA pela Bucknell University e treinava havia meses para a prova.
Segundo a New York Road Runners, organizadora do evento, a equipe médica da maratona usou um desfibrilador na atleta, que passou mal perto da milha 24, no Central Park. Paramédicos chegaram pouco depois, em uma ambulância.
Uma espectadora que a viu cair, a assistente social Michaela Nicholas, correu até ela e gritou: “Vamos, Rachel, você consegue!”. Testemunhas relataram que três pessoas, duas delas se dizendo médicas, se revezaram na reanimação cardiopulmonar antes da chegada do socorro. O pai da corredora, Steve Apa, reclamou da lentidão no atendimento: “É inconcebível”, disse ele. “Saúde perfeita, excelente forma física, 24 anos.”
Em comunicado divulgado na segunda-feira (2), a New York Road Runners disse estar “profundamente consternada” com a morte de uma de suas corredoras após a prova.
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