San Francisco, CA
San Francisco man found dead at Tahoe Palisades
A 25-year-old San Francisco man is lifeless after an accident on the Palisades Tahoe ski resort on Saturday.
The Nevada County Sheriff’s workplace confirmed the person was discovered unresponsive on the mountain, and later pronounced lifeless at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Nevada County. Tahoe Palisades stated in a press release to SFGATE that the person was not sporting a helmet and sure fell and suffered head trauma.
“At 4:21pm, Ski Patrol responded to a visitor report of an injured skier, and located an unresponsive 25-year-old man off the closed Sunnyside path,” Tahoe Palisades stated by way of electronic mail. “Ski Patrol administered life-saving efforts, and the person was transported by way of ambulance to Tahoe Forest Hospital, the place he was later pronounced lifeless. Our deepest sympathies exit to household and mates of the deceased.”
Reno’s KRNV reported that the person was present in a pond on the resort, and that he was snowboarding with a bunch of 5 different individuals, although none had been witness to the accident. The decedent’s title is being withheld pending subsequent of kin notification.
The demise marks the third demise on the resort, beforehand named Squaw Valley, this yr.
On January 26, Palisades Tahoe Ski Patrol discovered a 74-year-old Olympic Valley man unconscious on the backside of the West Face path off the KT-22 Specific chair elevate. The unnamed man was reportedly not sporting a helmet and collided with a tree.
On Febuary 13, two teenage skiers collided on the Yellow Path on the Alpine facet of Palisades Tahoe, ensuing within the demise of 16-year-old Scotty Lapp of Tahoe Metropolis. Lapp was a member of the Palisades Tahoe Large Mountain Competitors Staff.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Workplace, whose jurisdiction covers Tahoe Palisades, didn’t return a request for touch upon this weekend’s incident.
This can be a growing story and will likely be up to date when extra info is thought.