Who Was Emily Gold? America’s Got Talent Jumps to Her Death from California Overpass as Friends Pay Touching Tribute [Video]

A California school is reeling from the unexpected death of a beloved student, who died just a month after her dance troupe impressed judges on America’s Got Talent. Emily Gold, 17, was found dead under a bridge on the eastbound 210 Highway in Rancho Cucamonga late Friday night, in what appears to be a suicide.

Gold had been a member of the Los Osos High School dance group, which advanced to the quarterfinals of this year’s AGT with their dynamic performance. A GoFundMe campaign has already raised more than half of its $50,000 goal, and grieving friends of the talented dancer have been paying tribute to her on social media.

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Several callers alerted the California Highway Patrol after spotting Emily on the road just east of Haven Avenue. By the time officers arrived, multiple vehicles had already hit her.

All lanes of the heavily traveled highway were temporarily closed, though …