A 16-year-old Texas cheerleader has died after a freak sledding accident during a rare winter storm in the Lone Star State, just days after her rising soccer star best friend was killed in the tragedy. 4 Grace Brito, 16, died Tuesday after a freak sledding accident during a rare winter storm in Texas. Family HandoutThe girls were rushed to the hospital, where Angle was pronounced dead. 4 Brito died days after her rising soccer star best friend, Elizabeth Angle, was killed in the tragedy. “Cheer was her greatest passion,” Tracy Brito told the outlet.