Woman, 36, dies suddenly on school run from heart condition

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 00:02 · Archive

Carrie Pierce, 36, collapsed and died on the school run from a heart condition that often goes undetected in women.

Carrie Pierce, 36, collapsed while on the school run and died from a sudden heart condition. Her husband Brad reached her side but she was already gone. Brad, an online manager from Rochford in Essex, told media outlets: 'I thought Carrie was just stressed when I got the call to say she'd collapsed. When the medics told me her heart had stopped, I was speechless.'

Carrie and Brad met at 17 years old. Weeks into their relationship, her father died suddenly from a dissected aortic aneurysm. The couple worked through their grief together and eventually married, having three children: Olivia, 14, Archie, 10, and Noah, six.

Both outlets report that Carrie displayed no symptoms before her death and that the condition that killed her often goes undetected in women. Brad expressed his shock at losing his wife, saying: 'How could she leave our kids without a mum and me without my wife? I knew it wasn't her fault but none of it made sense.'

How it is being reported

• Mum, 36, dies suddenly on school run in 'fairytale romance' tragedyMum-of-three Carrie Pierce had no warning signs before her heart suddenly stopped while on the school runDaily Express · 20 Oct, 23:31
• Wife, 36, dies suddenly on school run in 'fairytale romance' tragedyCarrie collapsed and died on the school run - leaving husband Brad 'barely holding it together'The Mirror · 20 Oct, 10:20

In this story: Carrie Pierce · Brad Pierce · Rochford · Essex

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