American college student, 21, with a 4.0 GPA dies months before graduation after a 'sudden medical emergency'

Jordan Elisabeth Chymbor, a neuroscience student from Cheshire, Connecticut, died on October 17 during her final semester at the University of South Carolina, with her family saying they are 'still awaiting answers'. She had been set to graduate in December and had ambitions to become a physician assistant, with a focus on supporting patients with eating disorders. No cause of death has been released.

Her obituary reads: 'She was not the largest star in the sky, but one of the brightest.'

Anthony's Pizzeria and Deli, where she worked, said she 'was part of our family'.

Her old Cheshire High School softball team said they watched her grow up 'on the softball fields'.