A Tufts University student has died after she reportedly choked on a hot dog during a hot dog eating contest.
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20-year-old Madie Nicpon died last weekend during an off-campus fundraising event for a breast cancer awareness charity in Somerville, Massachusetts. According to PEOPLE, school officials said in a statement that the junior year student was rushed to the Mt. Auburn Hospital after first responders performed life-saving procedures. She was later transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital where she died on Sunday afternoon.
Officials also said 3,000 students, staff, and faculty members appeared at the Gantcher Center to a memorial site to honor Nicpon.
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“Last night, approximately 3,000 students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Gantcher Center to remember Madie and to support each other in our grief, then processed by candlelight to Bello Field, where Madie had spent many hours with her teammates and friends. The number of community members who turned out to lend support to each other, to Madie’s friends, and to her family was a testament to how many lives Madie touched during her time at Tufts.”
Additionally, the school will work with Nipcon’s family in regard to making arrangements in the wake of her untimely passing.
SOURCE: MSN