17-year-old boy killed after skiing accident at the Mission Ridge ski area near South Wenatchee, WA
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Fri, 03/04/2016 - 3:16pmAccident Date:
Friday, January 23, 2015Chelan teen fatally injured in skiing accident
The Chelan County sheriff says a 17-year-old boy has been fatally injured in a skiing accident at the Mission Ridge ski area.
17-year-old from Chelan dies in skiing accident at Mission Ridge
The skier’s friend said the 17-year-old lost control on a ski run, went over an embankment and landed among some trees, Burnett said.
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A 17-year-old boy was skiing at the Mission Ridge ski area when he lost control and veered off of the ski run. This sent him down an embankment and into a few trees, where he lay until ski patrol took him to the first aid station, before sending him to Central Washington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. We will add the identification of victims as more information is released.
Type: Other Type of Accident
City:
South Wenatchee, WACounty:
Chelan County, WAArea:
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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