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yoyo
yoyo
WA
1646 posts
WA, 1646 posts
18 Aug 2008 2:58pm
ABC NEWS "Police say a man who died in an avalanche in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains was seen trying to ride the snow and ice before he was buried.

"He was seen to attempt to ride the snow and stay above the surface, however at some stage he's been engulfed by the large amount of snow and ice," he said.

Two other skiers also died in the area yesterday.

In the first fatality, a 59-year-old man died after hitting a tree while skiing at Blue Cow about midday.

Later in the afternoon, a 48-year-old Jindabyne man died after skiing into a tree at Sun Valley.


3 deaths on the same day! And people worry about sharks.
sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
QLD, 787 posts
19 Aug 2008 10:09am
yoyo said...

"He was seen to attempt to ride the snow and stay above the surface, however at some stage he's been engulfed by the large amount of snow and ice," he said.





Wow that sounds similar to my one and only trip to Marrawah, just sustitute whitewater for ice and snow.

But Yep, It'd be interesting to see how many fatalities per year get aportioned for different sports.
red
red
VIC
741 posts
red red
VIC, 741 posts
19 Aug 2008 10:47am
I used to work as a rockclimbing guide and our insurance was fairly high but still nothing compared to horse riding...

The only good horse I've come across was a pizza topping in Italy!!
Haggar
Haggar
QLD
1670 posts
QLD, 1670 posts
19 Aug 2008 11:47am
.......... and I thought speed sailing was risky .............
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