18-year-old tubing with friends dies after she hits chairlift tower, Utah resort says
An 18-year-old woman died while snow tubing after she struck a chairlift tower at a Utah ski resort, the resort said.
The woman was tubing with her friends at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, the resort said. Deer Valley Resort spokesperson told McClatchy News the resort was closed at the time, and they do not offer tubing.
Her friends called 911 after she collided into the Silver Strike Express chairlift tower, the resort said.
They brought her to the base of the chairlift where firefighters then took her to an “offsite location” before she was airlifted to the University of Utah’s Trauma Center.
She died from her injuries, the resort said.
“Our hearts and thoughts are with the guest’s family and friends during this extremely difficult time,” the resort said. “Thank you to our local emergency responders for their medical care and assistance.”
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Park City is about 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
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