• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Coroner: Snowboarder Suffered Internal Bleeding

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Apr 7, 2008 9:47 pm US/Mountain

Coroner: Snowboarder Suffered Internal Bleeding

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) ― Coroner's officials said a snowboarder who died after jumping off a cliff in the backcountry during a film shoot died of internal bleeding.

Pitkin County Deputy Coroner Chuck Johnson says Wallace Westfeldt, 22, also suffered broken bones in the fall Friday near the Aspen Highlands ski area and died at the scene.

He said at least one witness reported that Westfeldt landed on his back on firm snow.

At least 20 people have died from skiing or snowboarding accidents in Colorado this season, including three who were in the backcountry.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

Curious & Controversial News

© MMIX, CBS Television Stations Inc. All Rights Reserved.