BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man at Mt. Bachelor. Just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a reported unresponsive person found in the West Bowl ski area.
A citizen began CPR until Ski Patrol and Bend Fire medics arrived. They took over life-saving efforts and transported the man to Bachelor’s on-site medical facility, but he did not survive.
No further details have been released.
UPDATE (03/06/2024) -- The victim in Tuesday's incident on Mt. Bachelor has been identified as 58-year-old Robert Harrington, of Bend. According to the Sheriff's Office, Harrington was an avid skier and was wearing a helmet. He was found unresponsive by a citizen about 30 minutes after riding the Northwest Express lift. Investigators believe he suffered from the effects of snow immersion suffocation.
There was no evidence of trauma and the helmet was not damaged.
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