Nationwide — Earlier this yr, Natalie Michelle Black, a 19-year-old African American school monitor athlete from Terry, Mississippi, died unexpectedly after competing in her first out of doors meet of the season. She had simply set a private document within the triple bounce earlier than returning house and falling asleep. She by no means awakened.Natalie, a sophomore at Belhaven College, competed in Clinton on March 1 and reached 11.01 meters within the triple bounce, incomes second place. After the meet, she went house to have a good time together with her household, in accordance with People. Later that evening, she lay down on the sofa to relaxation and handed away in her sleep.
Her mom, Formeka Black, shared the heartbreaking information on Facebook. “She made the very best triple bounce document she ever had, beat her private document!!,” she wrote. “And later into the evening, nonetheless celebrating with household, she merely lay on the sofa for just a little nap and by no means awakened. I THANK GOD. There was no struggling. HE gave us that a lot Grace!”
Natalie was born in Jackson on January 9, 2006. Her household and buddies described her as constructive, joyful, and energetic. “When she comes into the room, the power shifts. She’s so constructive and loving,” Formeka stated.
The reason for loss of life was decided to be sudden cardiac arrest.
