Students and staff at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga are grieving the loss of varsity dance team captain Emily Gold. Gold, 17, took her own life Friday night, just months after she appeared on America’s Got Talent with her team.

In one of her final Instagram posts, the teen dancer wrote that performing on AGT was “the most incredible experience.”

Students and staff at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga are grieving the loss of varsity dance team captain Emily Gold. Gold, 17, took her own life Friday night, just months after she appeared on “America’s Got Talent” with her team.

America's Got Talent is paying tribute to former contestant Emily Gold, who died at just 17 years old by suicide. "The AGT Family sends out our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and team members of Emily Gold.

Emily Gold, a 17-year-old high school cheerleader and contestant on America's Got Talent, was found dead in Rancho Cucamonga on September 13. Her death has shocked her community, and authorities are investigating to determine if suicide was involved.

America’s Got Talent” contestant Emily Gold died Friday at age 17 after she and her dance teammates of Los Osos High School in California impressed judge Simon Cowell in recent episodes. “It is with such a heavy heart that we share the passing of our beautiful,

Emily Gold, a 17-year-old cheerleader from California, died of suicide on Friday—just a month after she wowed audiences during a run on America’s Got Talent.Her parents confirmed the news of their daughter’s death—and the immense grief it has created in their lives—in an Instagram post on Sunday.