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Seattle Skier Dies in Tragic Tree Well Accident at Mt. Bachelor, OR

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A skier tragically lost his life at Mt. Bachelor on March 17, 2025, after falling into a tree well and becoming trapped in deep snow. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Benjamin Shelkey of Seattle, Washington, was found unresponsive by fellow skiers who worked desperately to free him before beginning CPR. The emergency unfolded at 3:04 p.m. when Deschutes County 911 received […]

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Skier Dies After Falling Into Tree Well at Mount Bachelor, OR

A skier died after he was found unresponsive in a tree well at Mount Bachelor, OR, on Friday. The man has been identified as Birkan Uzun, a 28-year-old skier from Seattle. Ski patrol officials found Uzun unresponsive in a tree well on Thursday and took him to the resort’s first-aid clinic, according to the Bend Bulletin. He was then taken […]

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[VIDEO] Terrifying Race to Rescue Skier Buried in Deep Snow After Cliff Jump

@jj_gold808The scariest moment of my life Digging out @jeremy.pboosted. Snow immersion suffocation (SIS) is very real. Doesn’t matter how good you are.##neardeath♬ original sound – Josh Snow immersion suffocation is real. And scary. Your day can go from good to bad in a matter of seconds, as this intense video shows. The scariest moment of my life Digging out @jeremy.pboosted […]

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Woman’s Scary Tree Well Experience Reminds Us It’s Not Just Avalanches That Can Kill During Heavy Snow

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With periods of heavy snow the safety focus is often on avalanches, and quite rightly so as the tragic fatality at Crystal Mountain, WA, on Saturday highlights. However, there are other dangers that come with deep snow. One of those is snow immersion suffocation, most commonly caused by falling into a tree well. The Friends of the Chugach Avalanche Center […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 13, 2021
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