A 36-year-old mother of four has died after a freak accident at a gym.
Family members say Delrie Rosario fell and hit her head on a treadmill at an LA Fitness in Washington state.
She fell unconscious and later died at the hospital.
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Her shocked sister Marissa Woods said, “all we were doing was working out”.
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Woods said Rosario did everything for her four children.
“Everything she does is for her kids. She works so hard for her kids,” Woods said.
Family members gathered outside the hospital to grieve. Woods said her sister had “the biggest heart,” which was now being given to someone else.
Rosario was an organ donor and saved the lives of five other people.
“I just think somebody is walking around with her big heart, you know? Just walking around like they don’t even know what heart they’re about to get,” Woods said.
Family members said that gave them peace amid this tragedy, when they’ve struggled the past few days to understand why this happened.
Delrie Rosario leaves behind four children. Credit: GoFundMe
While there are thousands of treadmill injuries each year, deaths are rare — only three or four.
For now, the families say their focus is on helping Rosario’s children and honouring her memory.
“We’re grieving and we’re in loss and saddened, but she’s helping so many people right now. Like, I can’t say that’s not an angel, truly though,” Woods said.
LA Fitness declined an interview on the tragedy.
Co-workers of Rosario have set up a GoFundMe page hoping to help the four children she leaves behind.
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