CrossFit athlete Nayeli Clemente has died at the age of 24 after collapsing during a competition in Mexico, News.com.au reports.
Clemente was competing in the Cholula Games in San Andrés Cholula on May 2 in temperatures reported to be 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The 24-year-old reportedly began struggling to breathe and fainted during the 'Team Pyramid Run,' a high-intensity physical test in which team members take turns running increasingly longer distances in a relay-style race.
Clemente was reported given CPR by Daniela Castruita, a doctor who was in the crowd at the time of the incident, and managed to be stabilized before being transported in an ambulance. Clemente's team claimed that the event's medical team was allegedly "slow" and "disorganized" in its response to the emergency in a statement obtained by Jam Press via News.com.au.
“At a critical moment, where every second counted, the medical staff contracted by the event organizers did not respond to the preparation or the necessary resources,” the team claimed.
“The number of paramedics and ambulances was insufficient for the magnitude of the event, and there was no rapid access to the pyramid. “(They did) not use the basic equipment. The breathing/oxygen machine in the ambulance was not connected at the time.”
Clemente was transported to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead from sudden cardiac arrest, NeedToKnow reports.