Tim Stone, a 29-year-old Australian snowboarder, who had taken his snowboard off to climb the side of Tarn Basin near the Mt. Cheesman Ski Area on Friday, slipped and fell to his death, according to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
“As a result of slipping on the ice he couldn’t stop and just slid down into rocks, causing a massive head injury,” Senior Constable Dave Watkins of Darfield Police told AAP on Monday. . . The accident happened about 12pm (10am AEST) on Friday, when the man, as yet unnamed, and his two male friends were climbing out of the basin after a morning of snowboarding.
According to The Press, Stone was not wearing a helmet. Our thoughts are with the Stone’s family and friends.
[Link: Sydney Morning Herald and The Press]
