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Father shares final texts from 24-year-old runner who collapsed during NYC marathon

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Rachel Apa died Sunday before she could cross the finish line during her first marathon.

The 24-year-old woman experienced a medical episode near mile marker 24 in Central Park during the New York City Marathon on Sunday afternoon, her father confirmed to NBC News. The New York Police Department said that emergency medical workers took the woman to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where she died hours later.

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