Teen hurt in ski crash shows ‘no vital signs,’ official says. Then bystander steps in
A fellow skier helped revive a 17-year-old in Utah after the boy hit his head while on a run and showed “no vital signs at all,” an official said.
The teen was skiing at Brighton Resort near Salt Lake City when he fell near a chairlift on Nov. 24 and hit his head, Jared Winkler, director of marketing for the resort, said in a phone call with McClatchy News.
A fellow skier saw the crash, rushed over and started CPR when it was determined that the boy had no vital signs, Winkler said.
Several people called 911, and the resort’s ski patrol and ski patrol members arrived within about 1½ minutes and took over CPR, Winkler said.
The boy “ended up coming back (to consciousness)” and was confused and startled by what was happening, Winkler said.
“He was like, ‘What are these people doing to me?’” Winkler said.
Officials calmed him down and took him off the run to an ambulance using a ski patrol toboggan, Winkler said.
He was treated at a hospital and is expected to be OK, Winkler said, adding that the boy was wearing a helmet when he fell.
Brighton Resort is at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, a 31-mile drive southeast from Salt Lake City.
This story was originally published November 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM with the headline "Teen hurt in ski crash shows ‘no vital signs,’ official says. Then bystander steps in."
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