A Los Angeles man died in an accident exterior a Northern California ski resort Friday morning, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
Nicholas Kenworthy, 26, reportedly was traversing a tough path designed for knowledgeable skiers when he died. Elise Soviar, Placer County sheriff’s communications supervisor, confirmed the 26-year-old was the sufferer of the accident.
Kenworthy was snowboarding close to the Northstar California Resort in Truckee, simply exterior Lake Tahoe.
No data on the kind of accident or accidents sustained by Kenworthy was obtainable, in line with Soviar.
Northstar’s media contact quantity has been deactivated and an electronic mail to the resort was not instantly returned.
The resort’s ski patrol initially responded to the injured skier, who was trekking by way of the rugged and superior Martis Path, in line with the Sierra Solar, which covers the local people.
The ski patrol handed over lifesaving duties to the Truckee Hearth Division, in line with the Solar. Kenworthy was pronounced lifeless, nonetheless, earlier than reaching a neighborhood hospital.
An electronic mail to the Truckee Hearth Division was not instantly returned.
The demise occurred 4 years after a earlier tragedy close to Northstar.
Search groups positioned the physique of 43-year-old Colorado native Rory Angelotta in an space north of the resort on Jan. 8, 2022. Angelotta was final seen Dec. 25, 2021, heading up a ski elevate on the resort, in line with the Placer County Sheriff’s Division.
