A Texas bodybuilding coach who died while in Columbus for the Arnold Sports Festival in February died of cardiac arrhythmia due to dehydration and electrolyte complications, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office reported Friday.
Jodi Vance, 20, of Amarillo, Texas, died on Feb. 27 after she was transported from her room at the Sonesta Columbus Downtown hotel near the festival to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, The Dispatch previously reported.
According to an autopsy report from the coroner’s office, Vance died from “dehydration with electrolyte and metabolic derangement in the setting of bodybuilding competition preparation.” Her death has been ruled an accident.
The coroner’s report states that Vance had not been drinking water in the days leading up to the event and had been throwing up. She was provided IV fluids from a hydration company before she became unresponsive and was transported to the emergency room.
An Arnold Sports Festival spokesperson said Vance was not a vendor or competitor at the event.
In a post on Instagram the day after Vance’s death, her family said her heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration.
“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.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
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