Skier Dies In Fall At Stevens Pass
An elderly man is dead after an accident at Stevens Pass Ski Resort.
The King County Sheriff's Office says the 74-year-old died last Thursday morning while skiing at the resort when he fell into an area of deep snow.
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The fall reportedly caused severe injuries to the man's neck and he was unresponsive when found.
After being transported from the slopes by members of the Stevens Pass Ski Patrol, the man was attended to by paramedics with the Skykomish Fire Department for upwards of 90 minutes but eventually succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The man's name is being withheld from public release by the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
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