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Support Pours In For Family Of College Gymnast Who Died In Practice Support Pours In For Family Of College Gymnast Who Died In Practice
Support Pours In For Family Of College Gymnast Who Died In Practice Hundreds are rallying around the family of a 20-year-old college gymnast who died after suffering a spinal cord injury in practice. Melanie Coleman, who attended Southern Connecticut State in New Haven, suffered the injury on Friday, Nov. 8 and died two days later. She was reportedly practicing on the bars at the time she sustained the spinal cord injury. Following her injury, friends and family members set up a GoFundMe campaign that saw an overwhelming response from the community. In less than three days, the fundraiser had more than $65,500 in donations - more than six times greater than…

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by Zak Failla