Former
beauty queen and local news personality, Cara McCollum, was surrounded
by her family when she died early Monday morning. She was 24
.
On Feb. 15, McCollum -- who was Miss New Jersey in 2013 and went on to work for SNJ Today in
Millville, New Jersey-- was driving down Route 55 in Pittsgrove
Township, Salem County just
before 7 p.m. when her car spun off the road
and hit a tree head-on, police told Philadelphia'sNBC10 Cara passed away this morning. Her family was with her in the operating
room, and she died peacefully at 4:31 a.m.," the Prayers for Cara
Facebook page shared on Monday. "We've prayed constantly for a miracle,
and we believe God has answered our prayers. Although it's not the
miracle that we first envisioned, it's a miracle nonetheless. In the
end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your
years. Please accept our sincerest thanks for your heartfelt prayers. We
all will miss her now that she's gone.
Keith Jones, McCollum's boyfriend of two years and a reporter at NBC10,
was also in the operating room when she died. "I'm eternally grateful
and blessed for the time I spent with Cara," he posted on Facebook. "Her
enormous heart enriched my life and changed me forever."
Both Jones and Prayers for Cara thanked those who had been supporting
McCollum during her last days. "Thank you all for this tremendous
outpouring of love and support for our Cara," read the Facebook
statements. "We can't begin to tell you how much your prayers have meant
to us in this incredibly difficult time."
Just days before her death, Jones Instagrammed a sweet pic of him and
his girlfriend, writing: "She is the light of my life, the greatest
thing to ever walk into it, my everything. She brings warmth, comfort,
and purpose to my life. She has given so much of herself and touched
thousands of people through her selfless efforts and unending passion
for #charity."
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