Maggie Steffen’s household is mourning a devastating loss.

The Olympic U.S. Water Polo group captain’s sister-in-law Lulu Conner died July 23 after touring to Paris for the Video games, Maggie confirmed to the Related Press. Lulu was 26.

In response to the outlet, Maggie—who married Lulu’s brother Bobby Conner in November—shared that she and her household are nonetheless figuring out precisely what occurred, however that she described the state of affairs as “a medical emergency.”

“She was so excited for the Olympic Video games,” Maggie informed the AP of Lulu. “We’re actually shut. She’s the sunshine of the world. She simply brings a lot pleasure to everybody. She all the time brings folks collectively.”

E! Information has reached out to Maggie’s rep and the U.S. girls’s water polo group for remark however has not but heard again.

For Maggie, who’s taking part in her fourth Olympics at Paris and is aiming to convey house a fourth Gold medal, she stated that refocusing her vitality into the Video games has been a consolation within the wake of the tragedy.