Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
16
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A 24-year-old runner in the New York City Marathon collapsed and died just two miles from the finish line, despite being in "perfect health, perfect shape", her father has said.
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father → publish → health
Rachel Apa, from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was running on Sunday with the Parkinson's Foundation Champions to raise money and honor her grandfather who had the disease, she said in a fundraising page.
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she → run → page
It was Apa's first marathon, though she was an athlete and had trained for months, father Steve Apa told the New York Times.
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Apa → train → Times
She died from rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition where muscles break down and poison the bloodstream, which can be brought on by overexertion, her father said.
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father → die → overexertion
Near mile marker 24, Apa collapsed in Central Park and a bystander performed CPR before race medical staff arrived, race organiser New York Road Runners told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
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Runners → collapse → partner
According to a New York Police Department statement, which did not name Apa, she was taken to hospital in critical condition.
uncertain
she → accord → condition
She died that night.
asserted
She → die → ?
The city medical examiner's office said it is still investigating Apa's cause of death.
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it → say → death
Around Mile 18, the Times reported that Apa had texted her father "Ow" and then a mile later "Ow ow", before sending the message "final stretch" at the 23rd mile, according to the Times.
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Apa → report → Times
"We are deeply saddened by Rachel's passing following running in Sunday's race.
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We → sadden → race
Our thoughts and sincere sympathies are with her family, friends, and the entire running community," New York Road Runners said in a statement obtained by CBS.
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Runners → say → CBS
Apa graduated with a business degree in 2024 from Pennsylvania's Bucknell University, where she also played field hockey, according to her LinkedIn profile online.
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she → graduate → profile
Since graduating, she had worked as a product manager at an industrial technology company.
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she → graduate → company
Ahead of the race, Apa wrote on her marathon fundraising page how much her grandfather, who she was honoring with the run meant to her.
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she → write → her
"My grandfather was my role model growing up," she wrote.
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she → grow → ?
"He taught me to stay active, push my limits, and embrace challenges, shaping my love for sports and movement."
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He → teach → sports
She said he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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he → say → disease
"I watched as the disease slowly took away the freedom to move that he once loved so much," she continued.
"
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she → watch → that
The lessons he taught me continue to drive me forward."
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he → teach → me
More than 61,000 people participated in this year's New York City Marathon, which for the third year in a row broke the world's record for largest marathon.
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which → participate → marathon
The Aporia
