A hot dog was fatal to Madie N. * († 20)! The student at Tufts University, Massachusetts, died on Sunday while eating a hot dog. Suffocated!
The meal took place as part of a charity event off campus. The young lacrosse player and other university athletes took part in the fundraising campaign for breast cancer research.
The 20-year-old was taken unconscious and immediately to the hospital. But the doctors could no longer save Madie N. like the «New York Post»Reported.
Her friends and relatives are grieving. “Their infectious smiles and laughter brightened every room,” they write on the Internet. “Her generosity and friendliness left a lasting impression on the people around her.”
“Real friend and teammate”
Thousands of her classmates and other people gathered on Sunday evening to commemorate the young woman, the university said in a statement.
N. was a “real friend and teammate”, writes her lacrosse team on Instagram. “She really valued her relationships with her teammates and coaches.” She “touched every single person” she met. “We are inconsolable,” write the comrades. “She has and will continue to inspire us every day.”
Family friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for hospital and funeral expenses. “Madie was a beautiful and brilliant daughter, granddaughter, sister and friend,” it says on the page. A small consolation: The costs for the hospital and the funeral should be covered. In the meantime, more than 158,000 dollars have been donated, the equivalent of 145,000 francs. (man)