{"id":897,"date":"2024-09-25T18:40:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/?p=897"},"modified":"2024-09-25T18:40:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:40:20","slug":"americas-got-talent-cheerleader-emily-gold-17-dies-by-suicide-weeks-after-appearing-on-show-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"\u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 cheerleader Emily Gold, 17, dies by suicide weeks after appearing on show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Gold, a 17-year-old dancer and cheerleader from Los Osos High School died weeks after her team reached the quarterfinals on\u00a0<em>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager and her dance troupe impressed the judges and earned a standing ovation from Simon Cowell during their quarterfinal performance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Los Osos High School Lights Up The Stage With ENERGETIC Dance Moves! | Quarterfinals | AGT 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zHm1cALXWqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mia BustamanteGold was found dead under a bridge on the 210 Highway in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 13. The San Bernardino Coroner\u2019s Office suspects suicide, and authorities confirmed she had been struck by a vehicle. A\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/community-support-for-the-gold-familys-loss\">GoFundMe<\/a><\/em>\u00a0page has been created to support her family, raising over $75,000 so far.<\/p>\n<p>California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/americas-got-talent-contestant-emily-gold-dies-from-suicide-after-standing-ovation-8713499\">People\u00a0<\/a><\/em>that \u201cofficers from the California Highway Patrol Rancho Cucamonga area responded to a pedestrian down in lanes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-898\" src=\"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SEI_221937423-084f-e172652328382.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SEI_221937423-084f-e172652328382.jpg 540w, https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SEI_221937423-084f-e172652328382-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When they arrived at the scene, they found a 17-year-old female \u201cwho was struck by at least one other vehicle in the carpool lane on eastbound 210.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\" data-ezoic-video-excluded=\"1\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-boreddaddy_com-medrectangle-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezoic-adl ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"CKXVleve3ogDFajMOwIdwxYVfw\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-teenager-later-identified-as-gold-was-pronounced-dead-at-the-scene\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The teenager, later identified as Gold, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/h2>\n<p>The news of her tragic passing was confirmed by Gold\u2019s heartbroken family.<\/p>\n<p>Her father, Steven, posted a heartfelt message on Instagram. \u201cWith sadness beyond measure we must tell you all that we lost our beautiful Emily on September 13th, our hearts have a hole the size of the universe right now,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outpouring of love and support we are receiving shows us how many lives that angel touched and lifted, and it is what will help us through the most difficult time of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-friends-and-family-paid-tribute-to-gold\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friends and family paid tribute to Gold.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe times we spent together won\u2019t ever be enough,\u201d Gold\u2019s brother Alex wrote. \u201cYou were my whole childhood and the memories we made together and all the places we\u2019ve been and seen together will always stay with me. You really broke my heart Em.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll always stay up for you and live life for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/89778311-13860385-image-a-5_1726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/89778311-13860385-image-a-5_1726.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/89778311-13860385-image-a-5_1726-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mia Bustamante, one of Gold\u2019s closest friends, also paid her tributes and honored her friend whom she described as \u201csuch a light in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy beautiful Goldie, words cannot describe how much I love you. Thinking of being without you breaks my heart. You will be so so missed beyond words,\u201d Mia wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a way of making everyday so much brighter and brought smiles to everyone\u2019s faces. You are such a light in my life and will be forever. You brought me the most beautiful form of love I could ask for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Gold, a 17-year-old dancer and cheerleader from Los Osos High School died weeks after her team reached the quarterfinals on\u00a0America\u2019s Got Talent. The teenager and her dance troupe impressed the judges and earned a standing ovation from Simon Cowell during their quarterfinal performance. 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