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Juvenile skier who passed away at Breckenridge Ski Resort identified as 10-year-old from Florida

Summit Daily Staff Report
Fresh powder covers terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort
Cody Mendoza / File photo

The juvenile skier who passed away while skiing at Breckenridge Ski Resort last week has been identified as a 10-year-old girl from Destin, Florida, according to the Summit County Coroner’s Office. The girl’s name has been withheld as a courtesy to her family.

Regan Wood, Summit County’s Coroner, said the manner of death was accidental, and caused by blunt force trauma injuries. The girl’s death represents the seventh skiing fatality in Summit County so far this season.


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