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Alberta Woman Falls To Her Death While Snowboarding On B.C. Mountain

The Canadian Press, 24 Mar, 2016 10:44 AM
    KELOWNA, B.C. — The British Columbia coroner says an Alberta woman fell to her death while snowboarding in an out-of-bounds area near the Fernie Alpine Resort.
     
    The coroner says 20-year-old Alexa Hugh of De Winton, Alta., was with a friend last Sunday when they entered a permanently closed area outside of the resort in B.C.'s East Kootenay region. 
     
    Hugh fell more than 100 metres down a steep slope.
     
    The woman was taken to hospital, but couldn't be resuscitated.
     
    Both the coroners' service and the RCMP are investigating the death.

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