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ROOKE: 21-Year-Old College Student Had Her Whole Life Ahead Of Her — Until She Drank An Energy Drink

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25.03.2026

ROOKE: 21-Year-Old College Student Had Her Whole Life Ahead Of Her — Until She Drank An Energy Drink

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Jill and Michael Katz tragically lost their daughter, Sarah, at 21, and are turning her death into advocacy.

Sarah suffered from a heart condition, QT syndrome type 1, that required daily medication and avoidance of triggering substances to ensure her heart rate stayed low. Her parents believe that after drinking a 30-ounce “Charged Lemonade” she experienced cardiac arrhythmia that ultimately killed her.

“[Katz] was very, very vigilant about what she needed to do to keep herself safe. I guarantee if Sarah had known how much caffeine this was, she never would have touched it with a 10-foot pole,” her college roommate, Victoria Rose Conroy, told NBC.

The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the restaurant chain, Panera Bread, for not making it clear that the drink contained 390 milligrams of........

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