Texas mein ek Ironman event ke swimming portion ke dauran mushkil mein padne ke baad ek Brazilian fitness influencer ki death ho gayi.
Mara Flavia Souza Araujo ko Saturday subah lagbhag 7:30 baje Ironman Texas ke dauran, Houston ke paas Lake Woodlands mein “lost swimmer” ke roop mein report kiya gaya. KPRC 2 News ke mutabik, safety crews unhe turant locate nahi kar paaye. 38 saal ki Araujo ka body lagbhag 90 minute baad divers ko 10 feet gehre paani mein mila. Unhe spot par hi dead declare kar diya gaya.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department ne Monday ko NBC ko diye gaye statement mein unki pehchaan confirm ki.
“MCSO confirm karta hai ki Brazil ki 38 saal ki Mara Flavia Souza Araujo ki Saturday ko The Woodlands mein Ironman event ke dauran death ho gayi,” sheriff’s department ne NBC News ko bataya. “Initial investigation se yeh pata chala hai ki unki death swimming portion ke dauran doobne ki wajah se hui.”
Araujo ek experienced triathlete thi aur 2018 se ab tak kam se kam 9 Ironman events complete kar chuki thi. Instagram par unke 60,000 se zyada followers the, aur apni death se kuch din pehle hi unhone life ko poori tarah jeene ki importance par posts kiye the.
“Zindagi naam ki is bullet train ki ride ka maza lo,” unhone Portuguese mein likha tha. “Aur chahe speed itni tez ho ki bahar ka nazara dhundhla ho jaye, phir bhi khidki se bahar zaroor dekho – kyunki kisi bhi pal yeh train tumhe hamesha ke station par utaar sakti hai.”
Race ke organizers ne Saturday ko apni condolences express ki. Unhone likha,
“Hum athlete ke family aur friends ke liye apni gehri samvedna vyakt karte hain, aur is mushkil waqt mein unhe apna poora support denge,” organizers ne apne statement mein kaha. “Hum first responders ka bhi unki help keliye shukriya ada karte hain.”
