"Skier 2 used a satellite communication device to call for help before descending the avalanche path," the center said. "She located Skier 1 with her rescue transceiver and probe pole."...
Officials noted O'Connor was buried under "at least 5 feet of snow." She dug him out of the snow with her shovel and began CPR. "Search and rescue teams responded and evacuated Skier 1, bu...
The Idaho EMS Physician Commission confirmed in a Facebook post that O'Connor was killed in the accident, noting he was an "outstanding physician" who "played a pivotal role in the early days of the C...
"We express our condolences to his family and the Wood River Fire and EMS community." According to the New York Post, O'Connor's death came one day after two skiers were killed in an avalanche...