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    Teen cheerleader from ‘America’s Got Talent’ dead at 17 in apparent suicide

    By Jared Downing,

    3 hours ago

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    A teen cheerleader from California leaped to her death in an apparent suicide just weeks after a performance on “America’s Got Talent,” according to reports.

    The body of Emily Gold, 17, was found just before midnight Friday under an overpass in Rancho Cucamonga in what authorities are treating as a suicide, the Daily Mail reported.

    It had been run over several times before it was recovered, including by one vehicle that didn’t stop, California Highway Patrol told the outlet.

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    Her death comes a month after her Los Osos High School cheerleading troupe performed at the quarterfinals of NBC’s reality competition show “America’s Got Talent.”

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    Emily Gold, 17, apparently leapt from a California bridge. Instagram / Em
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    Gold’s cheerleading team from Los Osos High School performs on “America’s Got Talent.” Instagram / America's Got Talent

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    An Instagram tribute posted by Emily’s brother Alex Gold. Instagram / Alex Gold


    Gold and her teammates wowed judges, including Simon Cowell, who gave them a rare standing ovation after their audition performance in May.

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    “The times we spent together won’t ever be enough,” Gold’s brother Alex wrote in an Instagram post. “Half my heart is gone without you…Rest in heaven Emily Gold because it will always be your world.”

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    Emily Gold with her family. Instagram / Steven A. Gold

    Friends, community members and fans of the dancer have contributed more than $26,000 to a GoFundMe page set up Sunday in support of her Gold family.

    “As a community lets come together and support the Gold family in this difficult time. Please know this money will go directly to the family to support them and help with expenses,” the page’s organizer, Jeanette Fierro, wrote.

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    Animalsrule2
    1m ago
    When ever they can't figure it out they call it suicide.
    Wiggy
    16m ago
    we all have ghosts in our closet. Life is not fair to most and only fair for a few. As a parent teach your kids to live with failure and adversity, you just might save their lives. and take social media from their lives. It is responsible for all mass shootings and more than half of suicides especially with our youth
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