20-Year-Old Bodybuilder Dies While Traveling for Competition
Bodybuilder and coach Jodi Vance handed away final week whereas touring to attend the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH. She was simply 20 years previous.
According to The Columbus Dispatch, she was taken by paramedics from the Sonesta Columbus Downtown resort, the place she was staying, to the close by Grant Medical Center, the place she was pronounced lifeless. She was not bodily present on the occasion on the time or planning to compete herself, however reportedly deliberate to help different athletes.
“Her heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration. Despite all efforts by the hospital, they were unable to revive her,” her household shared on social media. “She was a beautiful person inside and out and she will be missed every single day. This was sudden and unexpected. Please give her family time to process this loss in peace. If anyone takes anything from this, please put your health first.”
In a prolonged video assertion posted to Instagram, Vance’s coach Justin Mihaly mentioned {that a} probably lethal mixture of drugs could have contributed to her tragic passing, though the coroner’s workplace has not launched an official reason behind dying.
“Jodi made a significant error,” he claimed. “Jodi used two extremely hazardous substances to improve her physique—I assume just for the Arnold Expo—without my knowledge, my approval, without family’s knowledge or approval.”
Vance shared her bodybuilding pursuits to over 7,000 Instagram followers. She had just lately positioned third within the Women’s Physique division of the 2024 NPC Battle of Texas.