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A 24-year-old running the NYC marathon collapsed 2 miles from the finish line and died

A 24-year-old running the NYC marathon collapsed 2 miles from the finish line and died
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old woman from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, collapsed during the New York City Marathon on Sunday and later died at a hospital, New York police say. Rachel Apa was just a couple miles short of the finish. Deaths during marathons are extremely rare, experts s...

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