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Gold medal-winning Olympian Bode Miller posts heartbreaking news after 19-month-old daughter dies

By Joe Setyon June 12, 2018 at 7:28am

Six-time medal-winning U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller is in mourning after his 19-month-old daughter died Sunday.

Emeline Grier Miller drowned in a pool over the weekend in Southern California. Paramedics rushed to the scene but could not revive her, and she died Sunday at an Orange County hospital, per ESPN.

On Monday, her father posted several photos and one video of his little girl to Instagram.

“We are beyond devastated,” Miller wrote in the heartbreaking post. “Never in a million years did we think we would experience a pain like this. Her love, her light, her spirit will never be forgotten. Our little girl loved life and lived it to it’s fullest everyday.”

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Emeline’s death was under investigation, according to Orange County sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun.

Capt. Tony Bommarito of the Orange County Fire Authority told ESPN that paramedics were called to a home in Coto de Caza at around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

After unsuccessfully attempting to perform CPR on Emeline, they rushed her to the emergency room.

“They had no pulses the whole way,” Bommarito said. “It didn’t end well.”

In the wake of Emeline’s tragic death, the skiing world has come together to mourn.

“It is with the utmost sadness that we learned today of the passing of @MillerBode‘s daughter Emmy. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at U.S. Ski & Snowboard and across the whole snowsports world are with Bode, his wife Morgan and their family at this time,” the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team tweeted.

It is with the utmost sadness that we learned today of the passing of @MillerBode's daughter Emmy. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at U.S. Ski & Snowboard and across the whole snowsports world are with Bode, his wife Morgan and their family at this time.

— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) June 12, 2018

Professional skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso also sent their condolences.

Devastating news. My deepest condolences to you and your family @MillerBode 🙏🏻

— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) June 11, 2018

Thoughts and prayers to the Miller family. @MillerBode @MorganEBeck ❤️🙏 tragic news that you never want to hear. Sending love.

— Julia Mancuso (@JuliaMancuso) June 12, 2018

Miller married Emeline’s mother, professional beach volleyball player and model Morgan Beck, in 2012. They have a son, Edward Nash Skan Miller, who was born in 2015, and the couple is expecting another child in October, USA Today reported.

Miller, 40, is the most decorated male U.S. skier in history, per ESPN. He has racked up 33 World Cup wins, four world championships and six Olympic medals, including one gold.

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Joe Setyon was a deputy managing editor for The Western Journal who had spent his entire professional career in editing and reporting. He previously worked in Washington, D.C., as an assistant editor/reporter for Reason magazine.

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Joe Setyon was deputy managing editor for The Western Journal with several years of copy editing and reporting experience. He graduated with a degree in communication studies from Grove City College, where he served as managing editor of the student-run newspaper. Joe previously worked as an assistant editor/reporter for Reason magazine, a libertarian publication in Washington, D.C., where he covered politics and wrote about government waste and abuse.

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