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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt

Bodybuilding prodigy Jodi Vance, 20, dies from heart attack at Ohio fitness festival, family says

Jodi Vance, shown here in her final Instagram post, was a student at West Texas A&M University before she started competing as a professional bodybuilder - (Instagram/@jodi.vance.fit)

A 20-year-old bodybuilder died unexpectedly last week while coaching at a fitness competition in Columbus, Ohio, her family has said.

Jodi Vance of Amarillo, Texas, was pronounced dead at 12:51 p.m. Thursday after paramedics transported her from the Sonesta Columbus Downtown hotel near the Arnold Sports Festival to the Grant Medical Center, the Franklin County Coroner's Office confirmed.

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