« What's open, closed on Presidents' Day | Today | Westerly School committee member in court today »

February 18, 2008

Rhode Island man dies in ski accident

KILLINGTON, Vt. — A Rhode Island skier has died after crashing into a tree at Killington Ski Resort.

Police say Kirk W. O’Brien, 44, of Cumberland, caught an edge of his ski in the snow, lost control and struck a tree off the Bittersweet trail Sunday at 10 a.m.

O’Brien, who was wearing a helmet, suffered massive head trauma. Police say he was lifeless when emergency personnel arrived and was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.

Family and friends say O’Brien was an expert skier who started skiing at age 9 and had skied around the world.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 8:37 AM | Permalink

Comments

Post a comment

Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish.

Name:

Email Address:

URL:
Remember Me? YesNo

Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)