Nationwide — Earlier this yr, Natalie Michelle Black, a 19-year-old African American faculty monitor athlete from Terry, Mississippi, died unexpectedly after competing in her first outside meet of the season. She had simply set a private document within the triple bounce earlier than returning dwelling and falling asleep. She by no means wakened.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 dwelling to have fun together with her household, in accordance with Individuals. 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 Fb. “She made the perfect 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 a bit nap and by no means wakened. 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 pals described her as constructive, joyful, and vigorous. “When she comes into the room, the vitality shifts. She’s so constructive and loving,” Formeka mentioned.
The reason for dying was decided to be sudden cardiac arrest.