Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct location of where Jodi Vance was located when she was transported to the hospital.
A bodybuilding coach who attended the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus has died, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office confirmed.
Jodi Vance, 20, of Amarillo, Texas, was pronounced dead at 12:51 p.m. Thursday after paramedics took her to the Grant Medical Center from the Sonesta Columbus Downtown hotel near the festival, a coroner’s office spokesman said.
The coroner’s office has not released any information about what may have caused her death and initially said paramedics transported Vance directly from the festival.
An Arnold Sports Festival spokesperson said Vance was not a vendor or competitor at the four-day event that ended Sunday.
In a post on Vance’s Instagram, the family said her heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration and asked for time to process the loss.
“She was a beautiful person inside and out and she will be missed every single day … If anyone takes anything from this, please put your health first,” the post stated.
This post has been updated with additional information.
