A snowboarding accident appears to have claimed the life of a Vancouver Island resident. Police were called to the Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Tuesday around 5:15 p.m. PT after reports of a deceased snowboarder, according to a release from Comox Valley RCMP. The release identifies the dead person as a 22-year-old male and resort staff say he was visiting the ski hill from Victoria. The resort was hit with about 40 centimetres of snow in a short period of time Tuesday. Prentice also expressed condolences to the loved ones of the deceased on behalf of all resort staff.

Source: CBC News January 06, 2021 20:18 UTC