Aspiring Lawyer and Taekwondo World Champion, 19, Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest in Her Sleep

  • Isabelle Sava, a 19-year-old aspiring lawyer, died in her sleep on Aug. 17 after suffering an unexpected cardiac arrest

  • The Queen Mary University of London law student was also an accomplished taekwondo athlete who earned a second-degree black belt and won silver at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships

  • Family friend Adriana Agache created a GoFundMe to support Isabelle’s parents, Laura and Ovi, adding that Isabelle had “so many plans” and “so much more to give to this world”

An aspiring lawyer and accomplished taekwondo athlete died after suffering an unexpected cardiac arrest.

Isabelle Sava died in her sleep at age 19 on Aug. 17, despite efforts from ambulance and air ambulance crews to resuscitate her, according to a verified GoFundMe established for her parents by family friend Adriana Agache.

In the fundraiser, Agache described Isabelle’s death as “completely unexpected,” writing that emergency responders “fought desperately to resuscitate her and save her life.”

“Tragically, despite everything they did, Isabelle could not be saved,” she wrote.

No further details about what caused Isabelle’s cardiac arrest were provided.

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