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Skier found dead at Deer Valley ski resort

Dec 21, 2022, 8:40 AM | Updated: 8:41 am

Around 2 p.m. on March 22, 2023, there was a report of an explosion in a camp in Deer Valley, Park ...

FILE: Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. (Ravell Call/Deseret News)

(Ravell Call/Deseret News)

DEER VALLEY, Utah — A 75-year-old man was found dead at Deer Valley Resort on Tuesday. His cause of death has not been released.

Around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Deer Valley ski patrol responded to a skier that collapsed while skiing.

The 75-year-old man was found on the Homeward Bound ski run where ski patrol provided a medical response and got the skier to an ambulance along with the help of Park City Fire District.

The man was pronounced dead in the ambulance just an hour later at around 11:45 a.m.

“We extend our deepest sympathy to the guest’s family. Thank you to our ski patrol and local emergency responders for your care and assistance,” wrote Deer Valley Ski Resort in a press release about the man’s death.

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