Man who died in skiing accident near Whitefish Mountain Resort has been identified
MTN
Posted at 3:34 PM, Mar 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-01 17:58:09-05
KALISPELL â The Flathead County Sheriffâs Office has identified the victim of Fridayâs fatal incident that happened near Whitefish Mountain Resort.
Sheriff Brian Heino said the victim is 46-year-old Matthew Gilman of Kalispell.
Gilman was snowboarding with a group of friends when he was reported missing outside of the ski boundary area near Goulee Ridge above the Bigfoot T Bar at 12:05 p.m.
The Ski Patrol found Gilman unresponsive in a tree well at 1:35 p.m.
1 person dies in tree well incident near Whitefish Mountain Resort
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1 person dead in tree well incident near Whitefish Mountain Resort
MTN
and last updated 2021-02-26 20:00:42-05
(UPDATE: 5:21 p.m.) Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino has confirmed with MTN News that one person died as a result of a Friday afternoon tree well incident near Whitefish Mountain Resort. The victim has only been identified as a male at this time. We will update you when we get more information.
(First Report: 4:37 p.m.) A person was injured on Friday afternoon following a tree well incident near Whitefish Mountain Resort.
Resort spokeswoman Maren McKay says that shortly after 12 p.m. the ski patrol was dispatched to a tree well incident outside of the ski area boundary.