Mountain View Man Dies In Tahoe Ski Accident
Posted: 7:28 am PST February 7, 2007
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -- A 42-year-old Mountain View man died skiing over the weekend when he fell and slid one-thousand feet at an advanced run at Heavenly Mountain Resort. El Dorado County Coroner Larry Olsen said Guido Maurice Gherardi was pronounced dead Saturday at Barton Memorial Hospital where he was flown by helicopter. Olsen said Gherardi was skiing with a friend when the two decided to go down Mott Canyon, a run for experts. Gherardi's friend watched him ski down the run and fall, and then found him unconscious without a ski. An autopsy revealed Gherardi, who wasn't wearing a helmet, died of internal injuries. Gherardi had a head injury, but Olsen was unsure if a helmet would have helped.
Copyright 2007 by KTVU.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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