A Connecticut university community is mourning the loss of a young gymnast who died over the weekend after suffering from a training accident, her school announced Monday. Melanie Coleman, a 20-year-old junior at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, died after sustaining a spinal injury
A Connecticut university community is mourning the loss of a young gymnast who died over the weekend after suffering from a training accident, her school announced Monday.
It's still unclear how the accident occurred, but the school said Coleman fell during a routine training exercise on the uneven bars. She was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital where she died Sunday. "She's from a very large, loving family. There's seven of us, we were the Coleman seven. … We spent every day together for the past 20 years," Susan Coleman told The AP."We're going to leave an empty space in our photos for her."
"This has been devastating to her coaches and teammates and we hope to support them in this very difficult time," Southern Connecticut State University Director of Athletics Jay Moran said in a statement Monday."Melanie was a very bright student, an excellent athlete and involved member of the Southern Connecticut community. The entire Southern athletics family is greatly saddened by her loss.
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