it was a freak accident that claimed the
life of a 46 year old skier it happened
in the swanky Colorado ski resort of
Vail Jason varnish was getting on
chairlift number 37 48 year-old male no
Bret no cold he's unconscious possibly
due to strangulation the local coroner's
office says that the seat was in the
upright position
somehow varnish became entangled in his
ski clothes and was asphyxiated he was
unable to breathe
due to his coat and tight clothing
around his chest and his jacket caught
and he was asphyxiated that's just a
tragedy I mean it's horrible I mean I
can't think of something more horrible
for the people his family how horrible
it is for the people that had a watch it
occurred and felt helpless the accident
took place in a location at Vail that's
recommended for expert skiers only we've
got up one gondola and two Black Diamond
chair lifts and now we're skiing down
two chairlift 37 where the accident
occurred
Josef block is a Colorado lawyer who
represented another skier injured on the
very same lifts what do you say when
people say look skiing is dangerous yeah
I mean there's inherent risks in skiing
it's a dangerous sport but riding a
chairlift
but being strangled officiated it's not
one of the inheritance of skiing in a
statement Vail said it takes all
incidents seriously and is conducting a
full investigation
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