A 27 year-old skier died in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming, after falling into the so-called “Canyon of Death”. ” on Sunday, the National Park Service reported.
Authorities were informed by a climber on Sunday afternoon that a skier fell and appeared unresponsive. Park rangers and a Teton County rescue team raced into the Grand Canyon with a search helicopter to provide medical attention to the man identified as Radcliff Spencer, the Park Service said in a news release.
Park rangers and medical personnel rushed to help Spencer, but despite being treated, he died of his injuries, reported The Herald Sun.
“The remains of the deceased were flown from the field and taken to the Teton County Coroner,” the park rangers said in a press release. “The remaining four members of Spencer’s group were airlifted out of the canyon by helicopter.”
Spencer’s body was airlifted from the field and taken to the Teton County coroner, while others four people who were in Spencer’s group when she fell were airlifted out of the canyon.
The Park Service has warned that while snowpack remains generally stable, there are still hazards ahead. could have serious consequences.
Spencer, who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, was the oldest of five children and grew up in Atlanta. He attended the University of Georgia and earned a bachelor of business administration in real estate at 2017.
Spencer often spent her free time skiing in Grand Teton National Park. He was also an active member of the Jackson campus at the Hole Fresh Life Church and was an assistant coach for a high school lacrosse team, local media reported, Patch.
At least nine people have died in avalanches this season is the United States to date, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.