“NYC Marathon runner Rachel Apa dies after collapsing in Central Park two miles from finish line”

Key points

• Rachel Apa, 24, died after collapsing in Central Park during the NYC Marathon.
• She collapsed about two miles from the race finish while competing in her first marathon.
• Apa ran as part of the Parkinson’s Champions team honoring her late grandfather.
• She was transported to Mount Sinai where she died at 9:40 p.m. from rhabdomyolysis.
• The NYC Marathon set a world record with 61,146 finishers this year.