The parents of Emily Gold have broken their silence on their daughterâs tragic death via a painful post on social media following the 17-year-oldâs passing earlier this month.
We reported last week how the teenager, who captured the hearts of audiences alongside her Los Osos High School dance team on Americaâs Got Talent, died on Friday, Sept 13, as confirmed by the San Bernardino Coronerâs Office.
Emily, from Southern California, recently competed on AGT with her high school dance team. Her parents have issued a statement on social media and itâs every bit as heartbreaking as one might expect.
California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez confirmed that officers had responded to an incident at around 11:52 p.m. on Friday, September 13.
âWhen the officers arrived, they located a female, 17-year-old, who was struck by at least one other vehicle in the carpool lane on eastbound 210,â Jimenez said.
âThe female succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.â
According to Page Six, Gold is believed to have âreaped off the over-crossing and landed on the freeway in the carpool laneâ in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her death is being treated as a suicide, though no suicide not is said to have been recovered at the time of writing.
On September 16, Emilyâs parents, Brandy and Steve Gold, expressed their heartbreak over their daughterâs passing. Penning a statement on behalf of themselves and their son Alex, they wrote:
âOur hearts have a hole the size of the universe right now. The outpouring of love and support we are receiving shows us how many lives that angel touched and lifted up, and it is what will help us through the most difficult time of our lives.
âThank you all so much for your love and support. We will announce details of services once they have been arranged. Love, Brandy, Steve and Alex Gold.â
Earlier in 2024, Gold had captured the attention of millions of viewers as part of her high schoolâs dance team on Americaâs Got Talent. The team progressed to the quarterfinals.
Celebrity judge Simon Cowell was particularly impressed with their performance, praising the energy they brought to the stage.
âIt was absolutely brilliant,â Cowell said during the show.
âWhat I loved about this was first of all the energy. I think what I just saw is everything a great school should be doing, which is encouraging talent and friendship.â
Emily herself spoke with People after the teamâs performance, expressing the care and focus she put into each show.
âWhen Iâm performing, Iâm really thinking about all the corrections because we get corrections up until five minutes before we go on stage. So to really just think about all those so that we apply them is my biggest priority on stage,â the 17-year-old said.
