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A erstwhile "All-American" jock astatine Dartmouth College died from injuries pursuing a skiing clang connected Saturday day astatine a Lake Tahoe, California, skis resort.
Ellery "Ellie" Curtis, 26, died from a caput wounded suffered during the clang astatine Palisades Tahoe connected Saturday, April 5, the Placer County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Digital.
The Waitsfield, Vermont, autochthonal was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.
"Our hearts spell retired to her household and each who loved her arsenic they navigate this unimaginable loss," Placer County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Elise Soviar said.
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Ellery "Ellie" Dolan Curtis, 26, died pursuing a skis mishap astatine Palisades Tahoe connected Saturday. (Ellery Curtis via Instagram)
Curtis crashed portion skiing down the "Ahhh Chute" way connected the Palisades’ KT-22 lift, Palisades Tahoe Public Relations Manager Patrick Lacey told Fox News Digital.
Lacey said that the skis patrol squad had responded instantly and provided on-site aesculapian care, but Curtis died astatine the scene.
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The mountains and trees on Highway 50 are covered successful snowfall arsenic viewed connected January 28, 2017, adjacent South Lake Tahoe, California. (George Rose/Getty Images)
The erstwhile second-team All-American skier placed eighth successful the elephantine slalom contention astatine the NCAA Championships during her elder twelvemonth successful 2022.
During her assemblage career, Curtis besides earned USCSCA National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team honors 3 times, according to the college.
"Ellie was amazing. She was 1 of the hardest workers I’ve had successful my 10 years astatine Dartmouth, and that’s disconnected the snowfall also," Dartmouth women’s alpine skis manager John Dwyer told Valley News. "She was a tremendous student."
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Dwyer said Curtis was known arsenic idiosyncratic who was "dedicated to being the champion skier she could be."
"She was accelerated and unrelenting and determination was thing that was going to get successful her way," her erstwhile manager said.
A autochthonal of Waitsfield, Vermont, Curtis was a erstwhile subordinate of the Dartmouth College skis squad and an accomplished skier. (Ellery Curtis via Instagram)
According to her LinkedIn profile, she graduated successful 2022 with a bachelor’s grade successful authorities and biology studies from Dartmouth College successful New Hampshire.
She was based successful San Francisco and worked arsenic a regulatory expert for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
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"Ellie was a valued subordinate of the CPUC, and she volition beryllium profoundly missed. She came to the CPUC to support the situation she cared astir truthful profoundly and was precise excited astir starting her vocation here. Our hearts spell retired to her family, friends, colleagues, and each who were touched by her kindness," bureau spokesperson Terrie Prosper said successful a connection to KTVU.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is simply a U.S. Writer astatine Fox News Digital.
Sarah joined FOX successful 2021, wherever she has assisted connected sum of breaking and large quality events crossed the US and astir the world, including the fallout pursuing the "Defund the police" movement, the assassination attempts connected President Donald Trump's beingness and amerciable immigration.
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