Snowboarder Dies In Austrian Avalanche

by The Editors on May 7, 2009

Snowboard instructor Keith McIntosh, 36, was testing new snowboard gear on Austria’s Kaunertaler Glacier on Tuesday April 5, 2009 “when he triggered a massive snowfall,” according to a story on the Daily Record.

His three British friends – who had been waiting on the peak for their turn – said Keith had barely gone 200ft when the snow-face fell away and engulfed him. . . Keith, of Clydebank, near Glasgow, was among Britain’s top snowboarding instructors and he moved to the French resort of Chamonix in 2002. . . He lived with his wife of seven years, Melanie, 37, and two-year-old son Arren.

Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

[Link: Daily Record]

Nellie May 7, 2009 at 11:57 pm

Very sad. especially for his wife and child.

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