Hi all,
This is a strange night and I am stunned as I write this. It is spring break and my niece is off in Florida with her grandma and grandpa. My nephew went north, he went on a ski trip with 4 friends from school (TCNJ). About an hour ago my nephew arrived home (2 days early), looking like ****. His friend was killed today in an accident while skiing in NY State. The poor kid drove 3 hours home alone and is nearly in shock.
We fear HCM so often on this board...then you get hit from behind and a 21 yr old girl who dreamed of being a high school english teacher falls on a patch of ice and it is over.
My heart breaks for her family and friends...
Please keep Kerri and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
God Bless Kerri.
Sincerely,
Lisa
NORTH CREEK, N.Y. -- An expert skier died Tuesday afternoon while leading a group of friends on an Adirondack trail.
Kerri Schottanes, 21, was skiing with four friends at about 12:30 p.m. on the Uncas trail, an expert trail at Gore Mountain, when she fell. Her skis then released from her boots as designed. She slipped off the side of the trail and hit a tree. Her friends summoned a ski patrol, who took her by sled to the base of the mountain.
Schottanes died in an ambulance en route to Glens Falls Hospital.
An eyewitness said the Allendale, N.J., native was skiing too fast. Schottanes learned to ski at the age of 3.
The group of friends were on spring break at the mountain, 75 miles north of Albany.
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press
This is a strange night and I am stunned as I write this. It is spring break and my niece is off in Florida with her grandma and grandpa. My nephew went north, he went on a ski trip with 4 friends from school (TCNJ). About an hour ago my nephew arrived home (2 days early), looking like ****. His friend was killed today in an accident while skiing in NY State. The poor kid drove 3 hours home alone and is nearly in shock.
We fear HCM so often on this board...then you get hit from behind and a 21 yr old girl who dreamed of being a high school english teacher falls on a patch of ice and it is over.
My heart breaks for her family and friends...
Please keep Kerri and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
God Bless Kerri.
Sincerely,
Lisa
NORTH CREEK, N.Y. -- An expert skier died Tuesday afternoon while leading a group of friends on an Adirondack trail.
Kerri Schottanes, 21, was skiing with four friends at about 12:30 p.m. on the Uncas trail, an expert trail at Gore Mountain, when she fell. Her skis then released from her boots as designed. She slipped off the side of the trail and hit a tree. Her friends summoned a ski patrol, who took her by sled to the base of the mountain.
Schottanes died in an ambulance en route to Glens Falls Hospital.
An eyewitness said the Allendale, N.J., native was skiing too fast. Schottanes learned to ski at the age of 3.
The group of friends were on spring break at the mountain, 75 miles north of Albany.
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press
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