Authorities Identify Skier Who Died At Brighton Resort
Jan 1, 2019, 10:16 AM | Updated: 2:33 pm
BRIGHTON SKI RESORT, Utah — A 63-year-old man died Monday from injuries he sustained after hitting a tree at Brighton Resort.
Unified Police Lt. Manfred Lassig said it was about 1:30 p.m. when Utah resident Michael Ruckert skied around a bend and, while trying to avoid a collision with another skier, crashed into a tree.
Members of Brighton’s ski patrol and paramedics with Unified Fire Authority administered first aid to but were unable to revive him, Lassig said. Ruckert was pronounced dead at the resort.