Meskerem legesse biography of alberta

Tragedy struck this week when a former Olympic runner from Ethiopia who was due to give birth in three weeks collapsed at a Connecticut restaurant and died.

But hero doctors saved the baby, her friends said Wednesday.

Meskerem Legesse, 26, who competed professionally in New York running events, was with her 2-year-old son when she crumpled Monday at a Chinese restaurant in Hamden, Conn., her friend Fatima Sense said.

Legesse was taken to a hospital, where she died, Sene said.

The cause of death was unclear Wednesday.

Meskerem legesse biography of alberta

But Sene said the world-class athlete, who was living in Westport, Conn., had suffered heart problems in the past.

The Hartford Courant said Legesse died after a heart attack and Hartford-based WFSB-TV reported that heart issues had forced the runner to stop competing.

“It is very sad.

She was a very good person,” Sene said of the young mother.

“She would do anything for anybody. And she loved that little boy she left behind.”

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