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    Whistler RCMP Investigating Death Of 18-Year-Old On Blackcomb Mountain

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Mar, 2015 04:06 PM
      WHISTLER, B.C. — Whistler RCMP are investigating the death of an 18-year-old skier on Blackcomb Mountain.
       
      A statement from Whistler Blackcomb says mountain patrol was notified of an injured man in a cliff area at around 3 p.m. Saturday.
       
      Nine patrollers, two Whistler Blackcomb doctors and one paramedic responded but found the young man unresponsive and unconscious.
       
      He was pronounced dead at around 3:40 pm.
       
      Whistler Blackcomb says the skier was not from the Whistler area and was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
       
      RCMP arrived on the scene after the skier was pronounced dead and are currently investigating.
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