Tufts lacrosse player dies after reportedly choking during hot dog eating contest
A Tufts lacrosse player died on Sunday after participating in a student hot dog eating contest, according to the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.
Madelyn Nicpon was participating in the contest on Saturday at a Boston-area home with other students when she choked. First responders performed โextensive life-saving proceduresโ before transporting her to a local hospital, where she died the next day.
Nicpon was 20.
Nicpon was a junior at Tufts โ a private university in Medford, Massachusetts, outside of Boston โ and was studying biopsychology. She had appeared in four games at Tufts, one as a freshman and three last season while helping the team finish with a 10-1 record.
โScooter was a true friend and teammate,โ the team said in a statement. โShe truly valued her relationships with her teammates and coaches. Her reach was far beyond our team โ she was a true connector on campus and touched every single person she met.
โShe has and will continue to inspire us every day. We should all strive to live life a little bit more like Scooter did โ a person that valued love, loyalty, compassion and friendship.โ