A man died Friday afternoon after being found in a tree well in the backcountry near Whitewater Ski Resort.
RCMP said in a statement Monday that a snowboarder was discovered shortly after noon by a passerby who began CPR and called for support.
The man was transported to a first aid station at the resort where BC Ambulance Service pronounced him dead.
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RCMP did not identify the man, but said he was in his 30s and lived in 含羞草研究社淐entral Kootenay,含羞草研究社 although they didn含羞草研究社檛 identify the exact community.
The death is not the first incident to occur this season in the area near Whitewater. Earlier this month after becoming lost.
A person was also evacuated by helicopter in December after while on the resort含羞草研究社檚 Glory Ridge terrain.