17-year-old Spanish gymnast tragically dies suddenly of meningitis

A teenage gymnast who performed at the 2023 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Birmingham has died of meningitis, Report informs via The Sun.

Spaniard María Herranz Gomez, 17, died in the early hours of this morning at a hospital in the city of Guadalajara an hour’s drive north-east of Madrid.

Her death was confirmed by town hall chiefs in the nearby town of Cabanillas del Campo where the youngster came from.

They said in a statement: “Maria has left us suddenly due to a terrible meningitis that has taken her in just 24 hours, leaving the town in a state of inconsolable sadness.